Trump Organization Not Banning Private Foreign Deals
Monitor for actual policy decisions influenced by foreign business relationships or emoluments clause violations that would trigger structural constitutional damage beyond norm erosion.
This event involves reversal of a voluntary ethics policy by a private organization (Trump Organization) regarding foreign business deals. Constitutional damage is limited: rule_of_law=2 (weak norm erosion, no legal violation), capture=3 (potential conflicts of interest between private business and presidential influence), corruption=4 (creates corruption risk pathways but no actual corrupt acts yet documented). The mechanism_modifier=0.6 applies because this is norm_erosion_only with no legal/structural change - it's a private company policy reversal, not government action. Base score 13.78 * 0.6 = 9.09, below the 25 threshold. B-score reflects moderate media interest (outrage_bait=3, media_friendliness=3) but limited viral potential. The timing during transition and narrative convenience around Trump conflicts yields intentionality=4. Final B=9.45. With A<25, mechanism=norm_erosion_only, narrow population impact, and no immediate constitutional harm mechanism, this classifies as Noise despite legitimate ethics concerns.