WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) - The federal antitrust

lawsuit against Apple ( AAPL ) seeks remedies that will restore

competition, a U.S. Justice Department official said on Friday,

not ruling out the possible breakup of the tech behemoth.

"Our lawsuit asks for remedies that are necessary in order

to address the competitive conduct and violations, whatever

those remedies may be," Assistant Attorney General Jonathan

Kanter of DOJ's antitrust division told CNBC in an interview.