Former national security adviser John Bolton and Attorney General William Barr never discussed concerns about President Trump granting “personal favors” to autocratic leaders or having “undue influence” on investigations, according to the Justice Department.

The denial follows the leak of details about Bolton’s book manuscript, which alleges he told Barr he had concerns about the president’s relationships with the leaders of Turkey and China. Barr then told Bolton he was worried Trump created the appearance that he had sway over independent investigations, according to the New York Times.

A Justice Department spokeswoman said late Monday that the report describing the conversation “grossly mischaracterizes” what the two men discussed.

“There was no discussion of ‘personal favors’ or ‘undue influence’ on investigations, nor did Attorney General Barr state that the president’s conversations with foreign leaders was improper,” spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement. “If this is truly what Mr. Bolton has written, then it seems he is attributing to Attorney General Barr his own current views — views with which Attorney General Barr does not agree."

Bolton submitted the draft of his book, The Room Where it Happened, to the White House’s National Security Council nearly a month ago for review. The book is set to be published March 17.

The former national security adviser and his publisher denied sharing the manuscript with the New York Times, which also reported that Bolton alleged Trump conditioned aid to Ukraine on the country investigating his political rival Joe Biden.