Trump also told Holt that he'd asked Comey directly if he, Trump, was a target of the investigation. "I said, if it's possible would you let me know, 'Am I under investigation?' He said, 'You are not under investigation.' " We weren't privy to that conversation, of course, but the idea that Trump, as Comey's boss, was asking for specific information about an ongoing investigation would have been a conflict of interest. The answer Trump obviously wanted to hear was "no," and the answer we would have expected Comey to provide is "I can't tell you." After all, targets of an investigation shift over time. McCabe was asked Thursday about the exchange. He didn't say much, but did tell the committee that it's not standard practice to inform someone that he or she isn't a target.