I might give them slack if they were even handed with thier investigations and reporting but they're not, when it comes to a dem they do thier best to cover up, misdirect, change the subject, etc. When it comes to a Republican they invent facts that are pushed as truth when needed, and report on thier findings with a smile on thier face.
There is a tactic called "yellow journalism" that was started around 1890 and continues to this day.
Presstitutes found guilty of it should be brought up on treason charges and shot because of thier misuse and abuse of thier "constitutional protections" which results in the forming of public opinion and the political ramifications of what they do that have ramifications down the line as far as laws that get created, the changing of society, etc.
THEY are the insurrectionists.