# Post ts_109224232455404737

- Post ID: `ts_109224232455404737`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-24T16:38:43.556Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109224232455404737/analysis
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## Post text

> …Can you imagine, the failed Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance (at the time), took Crooked Hillary Clinton’s lawyers, from her and the Democrats Law Firm, Paul Weiss, Rifkind…., and gently placed them into the District Attorney’s Office in order to PROSECUTE “TRUMP.” They have GREAT liability for doing this! It got so bad that various prosecutors quit because they thought that Donald Trump was being treated so badly and unfairly - and it continues. In the end, Justice Must Prevail!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.431Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:54:35.523Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post is part of a five-plus post barrage on October 24, 2022, all centered on legal persecution — a clear perseveration pattern reflecting significant anxiety from converging legal threats (J6 subpoena, Manhattan DA investigation, Trump Org trial). The most psychologically notable feature is the factual inversion of why prosecutors resigned: Pomerantz and Dunne quit because DA Bragg was insufficiently aggressive in prosecuting Trump, yet Trump reframes their departure as evidence he was treated "badly and unfairly." This reality distortion — converting damaging evidence into self-serving narrative — exemplifies pathological-level distortion defense. The post constructs a conspiracy linking Hillary Clinton to the Manhattan DA through Paul Weiss, characteristic of paranoid ideation under stress. The vulnerable narcissistic state is evident throughout, with Trump as persecuted victim of coordinated political enemies. The volume of same-day persecution-themed posts suggests a compulsive need to externalize mounting legal anxiety, consistent with narcissistic decompensation under sustained threat of exposure.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109224232455404737

### Context
This post is part of a series on October 24, 2022, all following a persecution/weaponization theme — Bannon, Barrack, 60 Minutes, Murkowski, and the Trump Organization tax case. This post specifically attacks the Manhattan DA's office for hiring Paul Weiss attorneys to pursue the Trump investigation.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:38 PM ET (Trump likely in NYC/Mar-a-Lago area). Business hours, but the stream-of-consciousness style, emotional capitalization ("PROSECUTE," "TRUMP," "GREAT"), and characteristic ellipsis usage are authentically Trump. The self-referential third-person ("Donald Trump") mixed with first-person framing is a signature pattern.

### Psychological State
This is one of at least five posts in rapid succession on the same day, all centered on legal persecution — a clear perseveration pattern indicating high anxiety about mounting legal threats. The January 6 subpoena had just been served, Bannon was sentenced, and the Trump Organization trial was approaching. The volume and thematic coherence suggest narcissistic injury from multiple simultaneous legal fronts.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Claiming prosecutors have "GREAT liability" — reversing who faces legal jeopardy
- **Distortion**: Asserting prosecutors quit because Trump was treated "badly and unfairly" (misrepresenting the actual reasons)
- **Splitting**: Clear good/bad dichotomy — Trump as victim, prosecutors as corrupt persecutors

### Rhetorical Analysis
The Clinton connection ("Crooked Hillary Clinton's lawyers") serves as a paranoid linking function — connecting disparate legal threats into a unified conspiracy. "Gently placed" is sardonic, implying corrupt favoritism. The closing "Justice Must Prevail!" inverts the frame — the person under investigation claims justice is on his side.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Prosecutors quit because Donald Trump was being treated badly and unfairly" | **Mostly False** | Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne resigned in Feb 2022 because incoming DA Bragg was NOT prosecuting aggressively enough. Their departure signaled frustration that the case wasn't moving forward, the opposite of Trump's claim. |
| "Cy Vance brought in Paul Weiss lawyers to prosecute Trump" | **Mostly True** | Vance's office did bring in outside attorneys including from Paul Weiss to assist with the Trump investigation. The framing as corrupt is editorializing, but the factual basis of outside counsel involvement is accurate. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness with ellipsis
- ALL CAPS for emphasis on key words
- Third-person self-reference (Donald Trump)
- Characteristic 'Crooked Hillary' epithet
- Business hours but authentic style markers dominate

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Multiple simultaneous legal proceedings — J6 subpoena, Manhattan DA investigation, Trump Org trial)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Manhattan DA's office, Paul Weiss, Hillary Clinton
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.65

Baseline Deviation: slight

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire multi-post barrage on single day
- Pressured quality to output volume

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- distortion (pathological)
- splitting (immature)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Victimhood narrative inviting audience identification
- Justice framing positioning followers as allies in righteous cause

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Inverting prosecutors' resignation reasons to support victimhood narrative
- Reframing legitimate legal investigation as political persecution

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Prosecutors quit because Donald Trump was being treated badly and unfairly

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne resigned in Feb 2022 because incoming DA Bragg was NOT prosecuting aggressively enough. Their departure signaled frustration that the case wasn't moving forward, the opposite of Trump's claim.

Sources: Pomerantz resignation letter (Feb 2022); Subsequent Pomerantz book 'People vs. Donald Trump'

> Cy Vance brought in Paul Weiss lawyers to prosecute Trump

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Vance's office did bring in outside attorneys including from Paul Weiss to assist with the Trump investigation. The framing as corrupt is editorializing, but the factual basis of outside counsel involvement is accurate.

Sources: NYT reporting on Manhattan DA investigation staffing

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- legal_persecution_narrative (90%)
- conspiracy_framing (70%)
- factual_inversion (80%)
- vulnerable_narcissism (70%)

## That day

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

**Under Legal Siege: Trump Defends Prosecuted Allies While Persecution Narrative Deepens**

Trump spent the evening defending allies facing criminal charges — Bannon, Barrack, Weisselberg — while lashing out at prosecutors, media, and disloyal Republicans. The mood was combative throughout, with a racially charged attack on Mitch McConnell's wife and an agitated response to a 60 Minutes segment where his own former appointees debunked his election fraud claims. More than half the day's posts circled back to the same theme: legal investigations are a coordinated political attack against him. The aggressive tone masked a growing sense of being cornered, with each defense of an ally's legal troubles deepening his own victimhood narrative.

Full digest for 2022-10-24: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 24). …Can you imagine, the failed Manhattan District... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109224232455404737
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "…Can you imagine, the failed Manhattan District Attorney,..." Truth Social, 24 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109224232455404737. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "…Can you imagine, the failed Manhattan District Attorney,...," Truth Social, October 24, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109224232455404737.

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