[Aquamarine]

POTUS wouldn't be in office any more and they could shut it all down!

True, all of their attempts to remove him have failed.

[philman_36]

Keep in mind that Sessions was pretty much forced into taking action.

Sessions directs prosecutors to 'evaluate certain issues' involving Uranium One and Clinton, leaves door open on special counsel
In a letter first obtained by Fox News, the Justice Department responded to July 27 and September 26 requests from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and other committee members, who called for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the matters in question.

A request, eh? How proper.
He sure as hell wasn't going to do anything on his own
without outside pressure from Goodlatte and the others.
He would have just sat on his hands otherwise.