Marc Kasowitz, outside counsel for President Donald Trump, insisted Thursday that the president never said he expected loyalty from former FBI Director James Comey.

Kasowitz also declared that Comey "admitted there is no evidence" of something he has never claimed in the first place — that Russia had succeeded in changing votes in the U.S. election. Trump and his surrogates have repeatedly said there is no evidence that Russia's actions altered the election in his favor.

Kasowitz did not take questions from the press.

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Earlier Thursday, the fired FBI director recounted his conversations with the president, including one where Trump said he needs and expects loyalty. Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee that he had taken memos on those interactions because he was afraid the president might lie about them.

Below are Kasowitz's remarks, unedited as prepared for delivery: