"It was being paid to do the anatomy of a failure with emphasis on who did what wrong."
I would suggest the panel was being paid to find a version of the truth that would protect CBS from libel, slander and felonious violation of about every election law on the books.
"Myopic Zeal" - That can be made to mean anything the defendant needs it to mean. Look what Clinton did with "is"!
It does a very good job of weaving through the minefield, doesn't it?