Since many Dems and others were calling for Sessions to recuse himself as soon as Trump announced him, it was an amateurish blunder for Trump’s people not to find out how Sessions would respond to the inevitable questions that would be asked at the confirmation hearing. Something doesn’t add up. Perhaps this is a Trump misdirection?
That call for recusal at that time was in relation to prosecution of Crooked Hillary. I posted a summary of instances of "recsal" being raised in January 10 hearing, which was TWO MONTHS after he was selected, November 18.
Trump's complaint about recusal, today, is in relation to the Russia investigations. Trump is blaming Sessions for not being open in November, about something that didn't become a known issue until at least a few weeks after Sessions was confirmed.
-- Perhaps this is a Trump misdirection? --
We'll never know. That's an essential part of being unpredictable. Don't show your cards after a successful bluff either.