Attorney statement technically accurate (associating with someone is not itself criminal) but creates norm erosion around accountability for powerful figures. Rule_of_law (2.5): modest signal that legal standards may be selectively applied. Capture (1.5): attorney for president making public statements that could influence investigations. Corruption (2): appearance of protecting connected individuals. Mechanism_modifier 0.6 for norm_erosion_only - no formal policy change. Scope narrow/federal yields 0.9. Severity reduced for low durability (single statement). A-score: 4.85. B-score high: outrage_bait (8) - Epstein associations are inflammatory, meme_ability (7), media_friendliness (8) - scandal-adjacent content. Layer2: mismatch (7) between legal technicality and ethical implications, pattern_match (8) fits 'elite protection' narrative. Intentionality moderate (8) - public statement by presidential attorney. Final B: 29.76. Delta: -24.91 strongly favors List B.