Article snippet: Attorney General MORE revealed in a letter to lawmakers Thursday that he had declined to name a second special counsel to investigate allegations of surveillance abuse within the Department of Justice (DOJ), despite pressure from the Republican Party for him to do so. In his letter to GOP committee chairmen MORE continues his own investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign. Sessions earlier this month said he had tapped a former official "with many years in the Department of Justice" to look into the need for another special counsel, as calls grew from the likes of Grassley, Gowdy and Sen. MORE (R-S.C.) to to look into the alleged surveillance abuses within the department. His decision is likely to not sit well with MORE, who has frequently criticized the attorney general over his decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. In his letter, Sessions also noted that he had directed the department's inspector general, Michael Horowitz, to open a probe into the allegations, an investigation that was formally announced on Wednesday. Trump has also been dismissive of the decision to put the department's watchdog in charge of the case. "Why is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate potentially massive FISA abuse," Trump tweeted earlier in March after Sessions announced Horowitz would be looking into the surveillance abuse allegations. "Will take forever, has no prosecu... Link to the full article to read more