Washington (CNN) White House press secretary Sarah Sanders reasserted during Monday's press briefing that President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, lied before Congress last month when he claimed that he never asked the President for a pardon.

"I'm not going to get into specifics of things that are currently under review by the (House) Oversight Committee and other committees. What I can tell you is that Cohen's own attorney stated and contradicted his client when he said he was aware that those conversations had taken place," Sanders said.

"We know Michael Cohen lied to Congress prior to his testimony, most recently. We know he's lied at least twice in that hearing. I think that it's time to stop giving him a platform. Let him go on to serve his time and let's move forward," she added.

Cohen told members of Congress last month that he never asked the President for a pardon.

"I have never asked for it, nor would I accept a pardon from President Trump," Cohen had testified.

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