Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday retweeted a message from Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera which defended President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE's reported request for FBI Director James Comey to end his investigation of fired national security adviser Michael Flynn.

"News Flash, @realDonaldTrump hoping @JamesComeyFBI cuts @MikeFlynn some slack because he is a 'good man' is not close to #Obstruction," Rivera tweeted Wednesday morning.

"Truth," Trump Jr. commented.

Some reporters on Twitter quickly jumped on the tweet, claiming it was evidence that Trump Jr. was confirming the details of Comey's memo.

Did Jr. just confirm the report? https://t.co/hVnYRf6UOF — T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) May 17, 2017

Trump Jr. responded in a later tweet, rejecting the idea that he was confirming Comey's memo.

Give me a break. Me agreeing with someone's interpretation of a theory does nothing of the sort. You're trying way to hard. https://t.co/znVhc5FhWd — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 17, 2017

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As the White House on Tuesday was reeling from reports that Trump last week revealed highly classified intelligence to top Russian diplomats, The New York Times reported that — the day Flynn was fired — Comey wrote a memo that Trump had asked him to back off the ousted national security adviser.

The White House has denied the report, which Democrats say would constitute obstruction of justice.