...as "disgruntled" and producing shoddy or biased work.

The underlying issue, however, is important and revealing. The Committee's color coded teams include a "Blue Team" on the failure to prepare adequately for the riot. That part of the investigation is reportedly being dumped or reduced. Members of the "Green" and "Purple" teams are also reportedly irate.

Cheney was soundly defeated in her primary in Wyoming and will soon leave Congress. She is being pushed by some Democrats as a possible surprise candidate for House Speaker if they could get a few Republican votes. That seems highly unlikely. The Republicans are likely to end up with the identical margin held by the Democrats for the past two years. Alternatively, some Democrats want Cheney to run for president either to dog Donald Trump in the primary debates or to run as an independent to siphon off votes in the general election.