WASHINGTON — The White House is vehemently denying President Trump appealed to now-ousted FBI Director James B. Comey to drop the bureau’s investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn on a day the administration was forced to tackle back-to-back controversies.

“While the president has repeatedly expressed his view that General Flynn is a decent man who served and protected our country, the president has never asked Mr. Comey or anyone else to end any investigation, including any investigation involving General Flynn,” a White House statement read.

Comey, The New York Times is reporting, citing sources, wrote a memo outlining his Feb. 14 meeting with the president where Trump allegedly told him, “(Flynn) is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.”

The FBI is investigating Flynn’s Russian contacts. He was fired from his job by Trump the day before the meeting with Comey.

The news broke yesterday as several congressional Republicans joined Democrats in calling for the administration to release transcripts from the president’s meeting with Russian officials last week, where he reportedly disclosed highly classified information provided to U.S. officials by a key intelligence ally.

Trump administration officials, including Trump himself, vigorously defended his decision to tell Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak sensitive information about the terror threat posed by ISIS, a disclosure first reported by The Washington Post Monday night.

“It’s wholly appropriate for the president to share whatever information he thinks is necessary to advance the security of the American people,” National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster told reporters at the White House. “What I’d like the see really debated more is that national security has been put at risk by those violating confidentiality and releasing information to the press.”

Hours earlier, Trump took to Twitter to defend the move.

“As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety,” he tweeted. “Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism.”

McMaster stunned reporters when he said the president could not have disclosed information about the source or methods of gathering the sensitive information he disclosed, because he didn’t know them.

The information — on ISIS being able to pack laptops with explosives — was provided by ­Israeli intelligence sources, according to multiple reports.

Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, neither confirmed nor denied Israel was the source, but issued a statement saying, “Israel has full confidence in our intelligence-sharing relationship with the United States and looks forward to deepening that relationship in the years ahead under President Trump.”

Some Republicans joined Democrats’ call for the White House to give lawmakers a full briefing on the meeting, including transcripts.

“The administration should promptly share with Congress, in a classified setting, the precise details of the president’s meeting,” U.S. Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) tweeted.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was more circumspect, saying, “I think it would be helpful to have less drama emanating from the White House.”