“These are thin allegations — this is not sourced,” Gordon said. “Right now we are trying to put this in perspective for you, that this is not even a sourced allegation.”

Rivera pressed Gordon for an outright denial, but Gordon continued to attack the Politico story, mostly repeating talking points that were part of a statement the campaign issued earlier Sunday evening.

“All I will tell you here is it’s important to know what the facts are here,” Gordon said. “And these are just like I said: These are thinly sourced allegations that occurred during Mr. Cain’s tenure.”

When Rivera pressed for a denial that Cain had ever paid hush money to a female accuser, Gordon finally punted.

“I would say you have to get that from the National Restaurant Association,” he said. (RELATED: Cain campaign accuses Politico of ‘unsubstantiated personal attacks’)

Gordon did, however, continue hammering the Politico story, published Sunday evening.