Even if we were to accept Weiss's assertion that he did not ask for special counsel status, that only leads to questions about why he did not.
Does he deny that he asked to prosecute the case in two other jurisdictions and was denied by the U.S. Attorneys there- and that he could have overcome their objections either by getting permission from Garland or if he had special counsel status?
That may or may not be but what we have here is again allegations made into a story before the facts are flushed out. And this is the problem with the GOP, endless allegations without factual basis.