[gdani]

They cannot escape the requirement of Senate approval by giving him all the power of a US Attorney, yet not calling him that title.

Well, apparently they can. It is happening.

Perhaps it was determined somewhere down the line subjecting a Special Counsel to the same approval (and/or creation) process as US attorneys presented possible conflicts of interest.

A Special Counsel can investigate members of Congress, after all.

[Meet the New Boss]

Perhaps it was determined somewhere down the line subjecting a Special Counsel to the same approval (and/or creation) process as US attorneys presented possible conflicts of interest.

A Special Counsel can investigate members of Congress, after all.

But if Congress wanted to provide a "conflict of interest" exception to the requirement for Senate approval of all US Attorneys, they would need to put that exception in the statute.