President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE's legal team reached out to Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's office after a BuzzFeed News article claimed the president told his former attorney to lie to Congress.

The special counsel's office then released a rare statement disputing the article.

Rudy Giuliani, Trump's attorney, told CNN Monday his team contacted Mueller's office following the article, which claimed Mueller's office had evidence of the claim Trump directed Cohen to lie. Giuliani didn't provide information about what was said or indicate whether discussions were held.

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The BuzzFeed article claims that Trump told Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about a Trump Tower project in Moscow.

BuzzFeed has said it stands by its reporting.

Cohen pleaded guilty in November to lying to Congress when he said discussions about a Trump Tower deal in Moscow ended in January 2016.

Giuliani also told the New York Daily News on Monday that Trump never spoke with Cohen about the congressional testimony.