# Post ts_108798808853903154

- Post ID: `ts_108798808853903154`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-10T13:27:54.552Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108798808853903154/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108798808853903154.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> At the very plush, beautiful, and expensive A.G.’s office. Nice working conditions, as people are being murdered all over New York - and she spends her time and effort on trying to “get Trump.”

## Engagement

- Likes: 57,997
- Reposts: 15,232
- Replies: 3,330
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.438Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:05:54.076Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Trump posts from inside the NY AG's office during his deposition, deploying controlled sarcastic contempt as his primary register. The post is notable for its context: it arrives two days after the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, meaning the subject is under simultaneous federal and state legal pressure—a rare convergence. The psychological response is characteristically narcissistic-vulnerable, converting legal accountability into persecution narrative via scare-quoted "get Trump." The whataboutism pivot to NYC murders serves as deflection while implicitly attacking Democratic governance. The contained intensity (0.5) relative to the extraordinary circumstances suggests either strategic restraint (possibly lawyer-coached) or emotional compartmentalization. Longitudinally, this post fits the established pattern of intensifying victimhood framing proportional to legal exposure, consistent with narcissistic injury response. The false dichotomy between investigating Trump and addressing violent crime is a reality distortion—the AG's office does not handle street crime—but is rhetorically effective with audiences unfamiliar with prosecutorial jurisdiction.

## Analysis: Post ts_108798808853903154 (2022-08-10)

### Context
Trump posted this while physically present at New York Attorney General Letitia James's office for a deposition in the civil fraud investigation into the Trump Organization. This occurred just two days after the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, meaning Trump was under simultaneous legal pressure from both state and federal investigations.

### Authorship
Posted at 9:27 AM ET. Trump was confirmed to be in New York City for the AG deposition. The sarcastic, biting tone ("very plush, beautiful, and expensive"), the personalization ("get Trump"), and the grievance framing are strongly characteristic of authentic Trump. Despite the business-hours timing, the emotional texture is unmistakably his.

### Psychological Analysis
The post reveals a subject under extraordinary legal siege deploying characteristic defenses. The sarcastic description of the AG's office ("plush, beautiful, expensive") serves dual purposes: implying government waste/hypocrisy and minimizing the threat through contemptuous dismissal. The pivot to "people being murdered all over New York" is classic whataboutism—deflecting from his legal exposure by questioning prosecutorial priorities.

The phrase "get Trump" in quotes frames himself as a political target rather than a legal subject, converting a law enforcement action into persecution narrative. This is the vulnerable narcissistic position: the victim of coordinated attack.

### Rhetorical Devices
- Sarcastic praise as criticism (the AG's office description)
- Whataboutism (murder rate vs. investigation)
- Scare quotes around "get Trump" to frame prosecution as persecution
- Implicit contrast: real crime vs. political witch hunt

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Rationalization**: Reframing legal accountability as political vendetta
- **Projection**: Implying the AG is the one misusing power
- **Denial**: Refusing to engage with substance of investigation

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "People are being murdered all over New York" | **Half True** | NYC murders were elevated in 2022 compared to pre-2020 levels but were actually declining from the 2021 peak. The claim uses real crime statistics in a misleading way to suggest the AG should be doing something else—though the AG's office does not handle street crime. |
| "The AG spends her time trying to 'get Trump'" | **Mostly False** | The NY AG's civil fraud investigation was one of many active cases in the office. The AG's office handles thousands of cases simultaneously. The investigation had substantial evidentiary basis, ultimately resulting in a $454M judgment. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- Sarcastic biting tone
- Personalization of legal threat
- Grievance-driven framing
- Characteristic punctuation and cadence

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (NY AG Letitia James / deposition)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting NY AG Letitia James
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- projection (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance against elites
- positioning audience as fellow victims of government overreach

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes lawful legal investigation as politically motivated persecution
- Implies AG is neglecting duty rather than performing it

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-19._

> People are being murdered all over New York

**HALF TRUE**

NYC murders were elevated in 2022 compared to pre-2020 levels but were actually declining from the 2021 peak. The claim uses real crime statistics in a misleading way to suggest the AG should be doing something else—though the AG's office does not handle street crime.

Sources: NYPD CompStat data

> The AG spends her time trying to 'get Trump'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The NY AG's civil fraud investigation was one of many active cases in the office. The AG's office handles thousands of cases simultaneously. The investigation had substantial evidentiary basis, ultimately resulting in a $454M judgment.

Sources: NY AG office public records

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- legal-pressure (90%)
- persecution-narrative (80%)
- whataboutism (70%)
- NY-AG-investigation (90%)
- vulnerable-narcissism (60%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**Under Siege on Two Fronts: FBI Search Fallout Collides with NY AG Deposition in Day of Maximum Legal Pressure**

Trump spent August 10 caught between two major legal threats — the aftermath of the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search two days earlier and a scheduled deposition with the New York Attorney General. He posted late into the night from New York City, alternating between grievance-laden attacks on investigators and celebratory congratulations to primary election winners he endorsed. The mood was dominated by a siege mentality, with the FBI repeatedly cast as a rogue force and all investigations framed as a single coordinated persecution. The day ended with a jarring tonal shift — leaving the deposition he'd been dreading all day and declaring it "a very professional meeting" with a boast about his company's finances.

Full digest for 2022-08-10: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-10/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 10). At the very plush, beautiful, and expensive... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108798808853903154
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "At the very plush, beautiful, and expensive A.G.’s office...." Truth Social, 10 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108798808853903154. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "At the very plush, beautiful, and expensive A.G.’s office....," Truth Social, August 10, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108798808853903154.

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