Here’s my take - JMO: The libs would never have trusted any investigation by Sessions. The recusal was a tactical move and the outrage over it was fake.
Mueller and Rosenstein were compromised and dirty. Trump offered them a deal. Or more likely a deal they couldn’t refuse. They are now leveraged and dancing to Trump’s fiddle. (Notice that all the conservative tv/radio talkers are screaming about Mueller, but Trump has never run him down like he did with Comey.)
Remember also that Trump “interviewed” Mueller for the FBI director position. Supposedly. He was ineligible for that job. I believe that interview was when Trump gave him his marching orders. Or else.
So Mueller is not a white hat. He’s a leveraged black hat.
... I could be wrong, but that fits the best with the facts as I know them. It is the only explanation that I can think of that would explain the behavior of all the involved parties.
It should be noted that in less contentious times a prohibition like that could be waived by an Act of Congress, but in these times, yikes.
Your take makes total sense. I’m in agreement. Trust Sessions.