Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' House to vote on resolution affirming peaceful transition of power Republican lawyers brush off Trump's election comments MORE (R-Ky.) said he hasn't discussed the Ukraine phone call at the center of the House impeachment inquiry with President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE.

"We have not had any conversations on this subject," McConnell said Tuesday during a weekly press conference.

McConnell's comments appear to contradict Trump, who earlier this month said that the GOP leader had told him the phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was "innocent" and "perfect."

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When asked if the president was lying, McConnell demurred and directed reporters to speak with the president.

"You'd have to ask him. I don't recall any conversations with the president about that phone call," McConnell said.

Trump told reporters earlier this month that he had spoken with McConnell about the Ukraine phone call.

"He put out a statement that said that was the most innocent phone call he's read. And I spoke to him about it, too," Trump said at the time.

"He read my phone call with the President of Ukraine. Mitch McConnell, he said, 'That was the most innocent phone call that I've read.' I mean, give me a break," Trump continued. "Anybody that reads it says the same thing. And the only people that don’t understand it is when they look at the false, fabricated, fraudulent statement made by Shifty Schiff."