“President Donald J. Trump is requesting that as part of their investigation into Russian activity, the congressional intelligence committees exercise their oversight authority to determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016,” Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said in the statement.

It just so happens that Trump’s Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, will himself answer to Senators on Monday regarding his meeting with a Russian ambassador during the election, meetings he did not disclose during his confirmation hearings, even when pointedly asked about them.