The Department of Justice reportedly handed over documents to special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's team related to Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE's proposed resignation last year.

ABC News reported that the Justice Department gave the special counsel internal correspondence related to the proposed resignation.

The agency also handed over emails with the White House regarding former national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.

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The documents were handed over before Mueller's team interviewed Sessions for its investigation into Russian election meddling, according to the network.

Mueller's team was reportedly seeking information related to the firing last year of former FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE and Sessions's decision to recuse himself from the Russia probe.

According to a report last year, Sessions offered to resign from his post amid rising tensions with President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE.

The rift stemmed from the attorney general's decision last March to recuse himself from the Russia probe. Sources told The New York Times last year that Sessions offered to resign because he "needed the freedom to do his job," but Trump didn't accept the offer.

Mueller's investigation includes any links between Moscow and Trump's campaign, of which Sessions was a senior adviser.

Trump has repeatedly dismissed the Russia probe as a witch hunt and has denied collusion between his campaign and Russia.

According to a CNN report Tuesday, lawyers for Trump are arguing that Mueller's team hasn't met the high bar they believe is necessary to interview the president as part of his Russia investigation.

Mueller has provided Trump's lawyers with a number of topics investigators want to discuss with the president, according to CNN, making it clear that he is seeking an interview with Trump.