White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said Thursday that President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE wasn’t bragging about withholding evidence from Congress when he said he had “all the material” and "they don't have the material" in the impeachment trial.

“What the president was clearly saying was that the evidence was all on our side,” Gidley told reporters at the White House when asked about Trump’s comments a day prior in Davos, Switzerland.

Democrats have seized on the remarks, claiming Trump was bragging about obstructing Congress — one of the articles of impeachment passed by the Democratic-controlled House last year.

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Attorney Robert Ray, a member of the president’s impeachment legal team, similarly disputed the characterization when asked about the president’s remarks on CNN.

“I think what he is suggesting is, we have the goods, we have the facts and merit on our side,” Ray said.

Trump made the comments during a press conference at the conclusion of his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

“So we're doing very well. I got to watch enough. I thought our team did a very good job. But honestly, we have all the material. They don't have the material,” Trump said. He insisted he did “nothing wrong” and that his conversation with Ukraine at the center of House Democrats’ case was “perfect” and “totally appropriate.”

Rep. Val Demings Valdez (Val) Venita DemingsFlorida Democrat introduces bill to recognize Puerto Rico statehood referendum Sunday shows - Trump team defends coronavirus response Demings slams GOP coronavirus relief bill: Americans 'deserve more than the crumbs from the table' MORE (D-Fla.), one of the House impeachment managers presenting the case to the Senate, alleged that the remarks showed Trump both confessing and bragging about obstructing Congress.

“The second article of impeachment was for obstruction of Congress: covering up witnesses and documents from the American people,” Demings tweeted. “This morning the President not only confessed to it, he bragged about it.”

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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffTop Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence Overnight Defense: Top admiral says 'no condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' | Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies MORE (D-Calif.), the lead impeachment manager, made a near identical assertion.

“Well, indeed they do have the material hidden from the American people. That is nothing to brag about,” Schiff told reporters on Wednesday.

The White House blocked a number of witnesses from obeying subpoenas to testify in connection with the House impeachment inquiry, arguing they have immunity from compelled congressional testimony. The executive branch also refused to turn over subpoenaed documents.

House Democrats cited these actions as evidence the president obstructed the congressional inquiry into his dealings with Ukraine; Trump’s attorneys, meanwhile, have argued that Trump was making a legitimate assertion of executive privilege.

Democrats have been pushing for the Senate to subpoena additional witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial, which is currently underway.

Speaking on CNN, Ray said that the decision of whether to call witnesses or subpoena documents would be up to the Senate.

The Republican-controlled Senate passed a resolution laying out the rules for the trial that delays a decision on calling additional witnesses — something most GOP members oppose — until after the opening arguments.

“The question of whether there will be … any further evidence in the form of witnesses and documents, ultimately, is to the Senate to decide,” Ray told CNN. “I’m not here to tell the Senate what to do.”