There are no recordings of President Trump’s conversations with ousted FBI Director James Comey, the president announced Thursday.

“With all of the recently reported electronic surveillance, intercepts, unmasking and illegal leaking of information, I have no idea whether there are ‘tapes’ or recordings of my conversations with James Comey, but I did not make, and do not have, any such recordings,” he tweeted.

It was Trump himself who raised the possibility of tapes in May when he fired Comey, who was heading the FBI investigation into Russia’s meddling in the US election.

Comey recounted a White House meeting he had with Trump in January when he said the president asked him to pledge his loyalty.

Trump disputed Comey’s version and claimed the G-man actually pleaded for his job.

The president then tweeted that Comey had “better hope there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations.”

Even before Trump announced the recordings don’t exist, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said those who know the president realized all along he was bluffing.

“I think he was in his way instinctively trying to rattle Comey,” said Gingrich, a longtime Trump confidant.

“He’s not a professional politician. He doesn’t come back and think about Nixon and Watergate. His instinct is: ‘I’ll outbluff you.'”

One congressional panel probing Russia — the House Intelligence Committee — set a deadline for Friday to turn over any tapes the White House might have.