When assassination-related stories resurface, check what governance actions occurred in the same 72-hour window—courts blocking policies, investigations launched, or whistleblower revelations often get buried under security-fear narratives.
This is a retrospective news story about a past assassination attempt with no new governance action, policy change, or institutional impact. It scores zero on constitutional damage as it involves no current governmental mechanism. However, it scores high (61) on distraction: 'damning details emerge' is classic outrage-bait language, the topic is highly media-friendly requiring no investigative work, and the timing coincides with substantive governance events (judge halting SNAP changes, DOJ healthcare investigation, whistleblower allegations about Social Security records). The intentionality score is high (9/15) given the strategic timing and emotional trigger targeting.