Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump pressured Attorney General Jeff Sessions on multiple occasions over the last 14 months to overturn his decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation, according to a source familiar with the President's demands. Trump made the request on several occasions -- each to no avail.

The President's repeated attempts to pressure Sessions followed an initial request from Trump in March 2017 asking the attorney general to reverse his recusal while at Mar-a-Lago, which was first reported by The New York Times . The Times reported that special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating that request.

Axios first reported that Trump pressured Sessions to reverse his recusal from the Russia probe multiple times.

Trump has publicly criticized the attorney general over his recusal, calling it a "terrible mistake for the country" in April.

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