Officials also said the White House had not relied on any information from the Justice Department in offering a statement denying the existence of an investigation. But a Justice Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, said that there was no indication that anyone at the Justice Department had given the White House that assurance. Asked whether Mr. Trump was in fact the target of an investigation, the official offered a “no comment.”In normal circumstances, a “no comment” from the Justice Department on the status of any investigation would be standard practice. director, asked the Justice Department after Mr. Trump’s posts to publicly refute the notion that Trump Tower or Mr. Trump had been wiretapped. But the Justice Department has declined to do so.

Source: New York Times March 09, 2017 18:10 UTC