Trump wanted something else from Comey that hasn't gotten a lot of media attention because it's clearly weighs in favor of Trump's innocence: He wanted Comey to have the FBI investigate him so that he would be publicly vindicated.
Comey wouldn't take him up on that offer (for perfectly legitimate reasons), but I'm sure Trump never gave up on this idea.
Getting Comey's mentor appointed as the special counsel in the case is Trump's way of getting that investigation done in the most credible way possible.
He finished by stressing "the cloud" that was interfering with his ability to make deals for the country and said he hoped I could find a way to get out that he wasn't being investigated. I told him I would see what we could do, and that we would do our investigative work well and as quickly as we could.... and a follow-up phone call on April 11.
Comey was deliberately keeping Trump in the dark. In Comeyland, that is "honest loyalty."
Shout it to the rafters.
I'm of a mind that SC is a Trump creation. How else to get rid of the BS narrative that Comey created and had spread far and wide?
+1 to your post.
Mueller has a choice now. Do a serious investigation, including Comey’s role, or step into another Trump mousetrap.