Sessions announced his plan to resign in a letter to the White House on Wednesday.

Coats said he expected the DOJ to prosecute the leakers to the full extent of the law, a sentiment echoed by Sessions.

The number of sentenced prisoners in federal custody fell by 5 percent, or 7,981 inmates, between 2009 and 2015, a Pew Research Center study showed.

A growing number of Republicans called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step aside from an investigation into Russian interference in the election. President Donald Trump said there was no need and he retains "total" confidence in Sessions