The president has insisted that Comey assured him over a private dinner at the White House that he was not subject to federal investigation over alleged contacts between Trump aides and Russian Federation during the 2016 election campaign.
Mr Spicer said he was not aware of any recording of the dinner with Mr Comey.
"In fact when I chose to just do it, I said to myself, I said you know, this Russian Federation thing with Trump and Russian Federation is a made up story", Mr Trump said.
Trump, in his termination letter to Comey, said Comey told him on three different occasions that Trump wasn't under investigation.
Fired FBI director James Comey and President Donald Trump.
Mr Trump tweeted before the press conference Friday that Mr Comey "better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!" After White House officials said Mr. Trump's decision to fire the Federal Bureau of Investigation director was motivated only by the recommendation of the Justice Department, the president said in an NBC News interview on Thursday that he had planned to fire Mr. Comey regardless of any advice from the Justice Department.
He added that he felt there was an "incredible" amount of hostility from reporters toward Press Secretary Sean Spicer and Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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Asked at the briefing Friday whether Mr. Trump had asked Mr. Comey to pledge his loyalty, Mr. Spicer responded: "No".
The two senior congressmen wrote that "under normal circumstances, we would not consider credible any claims that the White House may have taped conversations of meetings with the president".
He added: "I think the president wants loyalty to this country and to the rule of law".
In 1973, President Richard Nixon sacked Archibald Cox, the Watergate special prosecutor who was seeking access to tapes of presidential conversations that ultimately led to Mr Nixon's resignation.
Trump said the candidates were "outstanding people" and "very well known".
Mr Comey's successor, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, said on Thursday that it remained "a highly significant investigation". Mr Spicer agreed, noting that all Americans are entitled to their First Amendment rights, but said Mr Comey should not divulge classified information.
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