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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was remarkably uniform across outlets, with a bias spread of 0.0 points and no meaningful framing differences detectable. Every headline anchored its report in the direct legal finding — phrases such as "unlawfully fired" and "judge rules" or "court rules" appeared consistently across sources ranging from the New York Post to Reuters, signaling that outlets treated this as a straightforward legal outcome rather than a politically charged event. The only minor structural variation involved how outlets identified Maurene Comey: some, like the Boston Globe and New York Post, contextualized her as "daughter of ex-FBI director," while others, like CNBC and Forbes, identified her as "Epstein prosecutor," emphasizing her prosecutorial role rather than her family connection. Neither choice carries an evident ideological charge; both reflect standard editorial decisions about which context readers would find most useful. No outlet introduced evaluative or emotionally loaded language.