Anthony Scaramucci, who serves as a senior vice president of the Export-Import Bank and has been a vocal surrogate for 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, defended Donald Trump Jr. on Sunday amid new reports about his contact with Russian nationals.

“.@DonaldJTrumpJr is a virtuous and honorable man. Virtue means the courage to act with integrity. Don does that everyday. #stopwitchunt,” Scaramucci wrote on Twitter.

.@DonaldJTrumpJr is a virtuous and honorable man. Virtue means the courage to act with integrity. Don does that everyday. #stopwitchunt — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 9, 2017

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Scaramucci’s tweet came hours after The New York Times published a story that said Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer who had ties to the Kremlin after being promised harmful information about Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhat Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Trump carries on with rally, unaware of Ginsburg's death MORE.

The Times on Saturday reported that Trump Jr. arranged a meeting with the lawyer at Trump Tower several weeks after his father secured the Republican presidential nomination.

In a statement to the Times, Trump Jr. confirmed that he had met with the lawyer at the request of an acquaintance but denied that he received any information on Clinton.

He said she brought up Clinton and the Democratic National Committee, but: “Her statements were vague, ambiguous and made no sense. No details or supporting information was provided or even offered. It quickly became clear that she had no meaningful information.”