https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/4/1801498/-Kavanaugh-s-idea-of-an-independent-counsel-is-one-appointed-by-and-answerable-to-the-president
"So Kavanaugh’s idea of an “independent” counsel is one who is appointed by the president, serves at his pleasure, and has no other layers of appointed or elected officials to protect him from direct management by the president. It’s an independent counsel—without the independent. This is a position description for the president’s personal attorney."