In one instance, Trump called Sessions at his home and told him to “unrecuse” himself so he could direct the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute Clinton. . Trump also sent a slew of tweets throughout Sessions’ tenure voicing his displeasure with the attorney..…
But he did not give up trying to regain control of the investigation, calling Sessions at home to ask if he would “unrecuse” himself and direct the Justice Department to prosecute Clinton. ... On Oct. 16, the president met privately with Sessions and said he should look again..…
In private meetings with Sessions, according to the report, Trump told him he would be a 'hero' if he unrecused and that Sessions should 'take [a] look' at investigating 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. . . ..…
At the time, Trump fired Comey upon the recommendation of both Sessions and Rosenstein over Comey's mishandling of the investigation of Hillary Clinton's emails during the 2016 campaign.. ..…