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President Trump was furious over Attorney General Jeff Session's decision to recuse himself from the investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Trump believes that Session's recusal led to the appointment of special prosecutor Robert Mueller to oversee a probe into Russian interference in last year's election, The New York Times reported.
Sessions recused himself from the investigation in March. The former senator did not reveal at his confirmation hearing that he met with Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the campaign when asked about meetings with Russian officials.
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Trump "unleashed his fury at aides in the Oval Office" the day after Session announced his recusal, the Times reported, citing four sources.
The newspaper noted that Trump a day later that tweeted his widely debunked claim that former President Barack Obama
Barack ObamaTrump was furious over Sessions's recusal: report Saudis spent 0K at Trump hotel amid lobbying efforts: report Tweets unworthy of office MORE conducted a wiretap of Trump Tower.
Trump targeted the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a series of tweets early Monday, saying that the department should have submitted his original version of his travel ban, instead of the watered-down version currently being battled in court that only applies to six majority-Muslim countries, down from seven.
Trump signed the current version of the travel ban in March.