White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday refused to answer questions about her claim that President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE did not dictate a statement about a critical Trump Tower meeting during the 2016 campaign — even after her earlier statement was undercut by a memo from Trump's own legal team.

"This is a letter from the outside counsel and I would direct your question to them," she told reporters during her daily briefing in response to questions about the discrepancies between the memo and her statement.