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So he hires someone to act as the "Special Prosecutor" (which actually hasn't existed four more than four decades, but let's ignore that for now), who will make all the important decisions like who to charge, how to staff each investigation, how to conduct each investigation, make all the close legal calls and strategic decisions.... And Gaetz just gets the title? Law is a very technical profession. If you lack the requisite technical knowledge and experience, it is impossible to properly supervise those who do.

So he serves as the motivator and the general temperature-setter.

Do you know what ELSE is a very technical profession? Technology. Specifically, computer development. This is my area of expertise.

Non-technical people manage computer teams all the time. They are given advice and counsel by their charges, and based on that input, make the broad-stroke decisions.

Your profession is NOT more technical than mine. I've seen this model work.

You'll tell me why this cannot work. I, having been 30 years in a profession far more technical than yours, will not believe you.

So the lead supervisor for a team of coders doing hard-core coding may know absolutely nothing about coding himself? How can he tell if they are doing their jobs correctly as opposed to screwing up or just bullshitting their boss?

In law, the only significant indications to someone without expertise of whether or not someone is doing their job correctly may not be evident for years. Some lawyers can bullshit pretty sophisticated clients for years, essentially misleading them regarding the posture of the case.

So he serves as the motivator and the general temperature-setter.<

I don't really know what that means. Who makes the actual decisions as to who will or will not be prosecuted, what they will be charged with, the scope of the investigations, who will get immunity, etc.?