Why is a special counsel even necessary? If there is evidence of criminal activity, wouldn’t the US attorney for the DC area be able to handle this matter?
The general notion for bringing in an independent investigator is that the DOJ can't be trusted to investigate itself, and the FBI is a branch of the DOJ.
It's all for show. At bottom it is always the government investigating itself, so damage is inflicted according to the rules of accumulating power over the people.
We need a Committee of Public Safety like the French Revolution. DC is like a fire ant mound.