Trump Administration Wants Investigation of ‘Physical Threat’ in NYT Op-Ed

EXCLUSIVE

President Trump‘s administration’s come up with a clever way to sniff out the source of that NY Times anonymous letter — it involves what they perceive as an alleged physical threat to POTUS … TMZ has learned.

Sources connected to the White House tell us there are multiple West Wing staffers who believe the op-Ed letter — reportedly written by a “senior administration official” — contains one troubling sentence that reads like a threat to Trump’s life. The line goes …”So we will do what we can to steer the administration in the right direction until — one way or another — it’s over.” 

We’re told the staffers think the Secret Service needs to investigate because that line could refer to a possible assassination plot. However, at least one source told us the real endgame is finding out who’s behind the letter … which the Prez has called “gutless.”

Truth is that line could refer to any of 3 legit ways for a U.S. President to leave office — impeachment, the 25th Amendment, or resignation. Then again, we know the Secret Service has investigated for less … including perceived threats from Kathy Griffin and “Stuttering John.”

The Secret Service gave us a “no comment” on any potential investigation.