Trump tweeted: "Why is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate potentially massive FISA abuse. Why not use Justice Department lawyers? The two bonded early in Trump's campaign. But Trump has not been able to get over Sessions's withdrawal from the Russia investigation and has relentlessly belittled him and pressured him to investigate political rivals. The criticism was so harsh that Sessions offered last year to resign; Trump refused.

Source: CBC News March 01, 2018 05:15 UTC