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Justice Dept. refuses to back up Sean Spicer's claim that Trump is not under investigation
TRAVIS GETTYS
09 MAR 2017 AT 14:19 ET
The U.S. Department of Justice declined to confirm Sean Spicer’s claims that President Donald Trump was under investigation.
Trump claimed last weekend that former President Barack Obama had ordered a wiretap on his campaign, but has thus far not offered any proof, and the president has asked the U.S. Congress to investigate his own allegations.
Spicer, the White House press secretary, told reporters Wednesday that “there is no reason we have to think that the president is the target of any investigation whatsoever,” although some of his campaign aides remain under investigation for their alleged ties to Russia.
A Justice Department official told the New York Times that there was no indication that anyone in the federal agency had offered that assurance to the White House, but the official declined to comment on whether Trump was the target of an investigation.
“No comment,” said the official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity.
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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/justice-dept-refuses-to-back-up-sean-spicers-claim-that-trump-is-not-under-investigation/