"The U.S. Attorney should get a warrant and conduct a thorough search. CBS and Dan are not above the law."
I'm inclined to agree. This goes way beyond freedom of the press, IMHO.
Yes, the press shouldn't be free to present such fiction as "authentic, verified by experts" - in this particular case even when proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that these are forgeries, to stand by their lie is completely unacceptable.
CBS should not have FCC rights to broadcast on any airwaves again. Give their bandwidth to someone who can at least show some semblance of journalism.
IMHO an investigation beginning with Rather & CBS would be the wrong avenue.
The investigation should begin with the role played by the DNC. There is plenty of evidence suggesting the DNC had a role in this. Starting with the DNC instead of CBS the path of least resistance.