The short answer is yes. I am sorry but somebody had to say it. He is doing the President no favors when he says this not to mention that he is likely permanently damaging his own reputation.
That's what they said about the AG of Massachusetts and the editor of the Globe when they tried to go after the pedophile priests and Cardinal Law's coverup.
Turns out there were pedophile priests and thousands of abused boys. Some people still have a hard time believing it.