The president reportedly blamed Sessions' recusal for the broadening of the Russian Federation investigation.
In the three months since Sessions stepped aside, the intensity of the probe has grown exponentially - culminating in Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's decision to appoint Robert Mueller as special counsel.
Sessions offered to resign because of tensions with Trump over his decision to recuse himself from a federal investigation into ties between Trump's associates and Russian officials when Russia was allegedly meddling in the 2016 USA presidential election, according to media reports.
But in March, Sessions chose to recuse himself from any investigations into possible Russian involvement in the 2016 elections, after it was disclosed that he had met twice with the Russian ambassador to the USA previous year.
"I have not had a discussion with him about that", Spicer told ABC's Jonathan Karl during the White House press briefing today. Sessions was upset when the president appointed a task force to tackle the opioids crisis in March and tapped Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey to lead it without consulting the attorney general, according to an administration official who asked not to be named discussing internal matters.
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He recused himself from the Russian Federation investigation in March after he failed to disclose a meeting he had with Russia's ambassador in Washington.
Still, tensions linger. On Monday, Trump derided the revised travel ban and criticized his own Justice Department's handling of the controversial case.
It is unclear when Sessions offered to resign, and Trump refused the offer. In a series of tweets, Trump called the new ban "politically correct", and said the Justice Department should seek a "much tougher version". Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter of Trump's best-seller The Art of the Deal, said the president is in "pure terror" over the growing investigation and will more than likely quit rather than face the prospect of being seen as a failed president.
Earlier Tuesday, White House press spokesman Sean Spicer said he could not say if Trump still had confidence in Sessions. A White House spokeswoman did not respond to an email seeking comment.
Sessions was the first senator to endorse Trump early in the presidential campaign a year ago when few Republican lawmakers supported the candidate.
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