# Post ts_108872504069883467

- Post ID: `ts_108872504069883467`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-23T13:49:34.327Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Alan Dershowitz: “One thing that is clearly wrong is that the Biden White House shouldn’t be able to wave the executive privilege of President Trump. That would mean that no President could speak to anyone in complete confidence.” So true!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 7,069
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.437Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:24:24.513Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Dershowitz Executive Privilege Quote (2022-08-23)

Trump shares a quote from Alan Dershowitz arguing the Biden White House cannot waive Trump's executive privilege, adding "So true!" This is a standard pattern of using authority figures to validate his legal position regarding the Mar-a-Lago search.

### Authorship
Posted at 13:49 UTC = 9:49 AM ET. Trump was likely at his Bedminster NJ summer residence. Business hours, polished format with attribution—consistent with aide-assisted posting, though the brief "So true!" appendage is characteristically Trump. Mixed signals; likely aide-curated quote with Trump's endorsement tag.

### Psychological Context
This post fits within a broader campaign on this date focused on the Mar-a-Lago search. The Dershowitz quote serves as narcissistic supply through authority validation—a Harvard law professor defending Trump's position. The appeal to legal authority is a rationalization defense, lending intellectual legitimacy to grievance.

### Rhetorical Function
Classic appeal to authority technique. Dershowitz is selected specifically because he is a liberal-identified legal scholar, making the defense appear bipartisan. The quote frames the issue as institutional precedent ("no President could speak to anyone") rather than Trump-specific, universalizing the grievance.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Biden White House waived Trump's executive privilege" | **Mostly True** | Biden administration did decline to assert executive privilege over certain Trump-era documents requested by the January 6 Committee, though the legal question of whether a current president can waive a former president's privilege was contested and not fully resolved. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (9:49 AM ET)
- Clean formatting with proper attribution
- Brief 'So true!' tag is Trump's characteristic endorsement style
- Quote-sharing pattern common to aide curation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Mar-a-Lago search and executive privilege dispute)

Sentiment: -0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- idealization (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 15%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- appeal to authority
- shared grievance framing

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Biden White House waived Trump's executive privilege

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Biden administration did decline to assert executive privilege over certain Trump-era documents requested by the January 6 Committee, though the legal question of whether a current president can waive a former president's privilege was contested and not fully resolved.

Sources: Known legal context from Jan 6 Committee proceedings

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- appeal_to_authority (80%)
- executive_privilege (90%)
- mar_a_lago_search (70%)
- supply_seeking (60%)

## That day

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

**Evening Trolling Gives Way to All-Day Legal Siege Mentality as Mar-a-Lago Obsession Consumes the Feed**

Trump opened the evening with gleeful, sarcastic "endorsements" of Democratic rivals in New York primaries, clearly enjoying the role of political provocateur. But once morning hit, the mood shifted entirely to the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago — and never really let go. Nine of the day's sixteen posts were devoted to defending himself against the investigation, cycling between angry accusations of White House conspiracy and quote-sharing from friendly legal commentators. A late-afternoon attack on Liz Cheney, including the repeatedly debunked claim that Pelosi rejected his National Guard request on January 6, provided the only real departure from the siege posture.

Full digest for 2022-08-23: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 23). Alan Dershowitz: “One thing that is clearly wrong... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108872504069883467
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Alan Dershowitz: “One thing that is clearly wrong is that..." Truth Social, 23 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108872504069883467. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Alan Dershowitz: “One thing that is clearly wrong is that...," Truth Social, August 23, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108872504069883467.

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