put out that was being worked on with his team? >> the statement that don junior put out -- you talking about yesterday's? >> the one over the weekend that the president -- >> that was written -- no, that was written by donald trump jr. and i'm sure in consultation with his lawyer. >> because "the new york times" has reporting that the president okayed the statement. >> they're incorrect. >> "the new york times" is wrong. >> is that shocking that sometimes they make a mistake? >> has president trump had any communication with his son donald trump jr. over the last several days, and was he involved in helping donald trump jr. craft his statement to the press over the weekend on air force one as was reported in "the new york times"? >> i'm not sure about specific communications and the nature of those conversations. i know they've spoken at leefts some point over the last few days but beyond that i don't have any further details. i don't know the answer to that. >> so is that not true? >> i'm just telling you, i'm not sure. i don't know the answer. i'll have to check and let you