Monitor whether this investigation follows normal prosecutorial timelines and procedures, or whether it becomes a recurring talking point divorced from legal developments—a pattern indicating strategic distraction rather than accountability.
This is a legitimate criminal investigation by an independent Manhattan DA, not a federal executive action, yielding A=0. However, it scores high on distraction metrics: strong outrage-bait (sexual assault + political figure), high media-friendliness (scandal coverage), and moderate intentionality signals (targeting known Trump critic, third article explicitly frames as deflection). The coverage-to-governance ratio is high given no federal constitutional mechanism is engaged.