Ok, but I guess I’ll boil it down to this:
Comey TESTIFIED that he leaked info to his friend IN ORDER to get a Special Counsel appointed. That isn’t media/whatever spin. It was his sworn testimony.
Given that, why is a personal friend of his, Mueller, THE Special Counsel? Why not someone without any conflict of interest?
Yeah, testimony on June 8, AFTER the SC was appointed on May 17. Comey is a self-serving prick. Stuck me as claiming credit for something he didn't have any part in. That said, his testimony played into the narrative that Trump is dirty, and of course the press is all-in on that.
-- ... why is a personal friend of his, Mueller, THE Special Counsel? Why not someone without any conflict of interest? --
That's the 64,000 dollar question. Is it to facilitate a setup/sting and done with Trump blessing, or is it a deep state action?