Trump repeatedly pressures Sessions to reverse Russia investigation recusal

After AG Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation on March 2, 2017, President Trump mounted a sustained pressure campaign across 2017 and 2018 to force Sessions to reverse the recusal and retake control of the probe. Trump pressed Sessions privately, through aides, and publicly via tweets calling him "very weak," according to Mueller's documented account. Mueller cited the pressure campaign as part of the broader obstruction pattern targeting the independence of DOJ's Russia inquiry.