# Post ts_109372167915566577

- Post ID: `ts_109372167915566577`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-19T19:40:39.535Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109372167915566577
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109372167915566577/analysis
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## Post text

> A Jack Smith Special? No way! https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/supreme-court-overturns-bob-mcdonnells-corruption-convictions-224833

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 3,975
- Replies: 427
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.429Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:25:56.250Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "A Jack Smith Special?" (2022-11-19)

Trump shares a 2016 Politico article about the Supreme Court unanimously overturning former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's corruption convictions — a case originally prosecuted by none other than Jack Smith. The implicit argument: Smith's prosecutions don't hold up, and his new investigation of Trump will similarly fail.

### Authorship
Posted at 2:40 PM ET (Trump at Mar-a-Lago). Business hours posting with clean grammar and strategic link-sharing suggest possible aide involvement, though the punchy dismissive tone ("A Jack Smith Special? No way!") has Trump's characteristic voice. The exclamation and rhetorical question are typical Trump markers. Mixed signals — likely Trump-directed if not Trump-authored.

### Psychological State
This is a **preemptive defense** post. Jack Smith was appointed just days prior. Rather than expressing rage or victimhood, Trump adopts a **dismissive, confident frame** — casting Smith as a prosecutor whose work gets thrown out. This is psychologically strategic: it inoculates his audience against taking the investigation seriously.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Rationalization**: Finding a factual basis (McDonnell reversal) to dismiss the threat
- **Denial** (mild): "No way!" minimizes the seriousness of the appointment

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post is efficient propaganda: a dismissive label ("A Jack Smith Special"), a confidence marker ("No way!"), and an authoritative source (Politico, not a right-wing outlet) as proof. The use of a mainstream source is notably strategic.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Jack Smith prosecuted Bob McDonnell and the Supreme Court overturned the convictions" | **True** | Jack Smith led the DOJ Public Integrity Section which prosecuted McDonnell. SCOTUS unanimously reversed the conviction in June 2016. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (2:40 PM ET)
- Clean grammar and punctuation
- But punchy dismissive tone is characteristic Trump
- Strategic link selection suggests research/aide support
- Exclamation marks and rhetorical question are Trump markers

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Exposure (Jack Smith appointment as special counsel)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- providing audience with counter-narrative ammunition
- framing authority figures as incompetent

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._

> Jack Smith prosecuted Bob McDonnell and the Supreme Court overturned the convictions

**TRUE**

Jack Smith led the DOJ Public Integrity Section which prosecuted McDonnell. SCOTUS unanimously reversed the conviction in June 2016.

Sources: Politico article linked in post; McDonnell v. United States, 579 U.S. 550 (2016)

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Tags

- jack-smith (100%)
- preemptive-defense (80%)
- dismissive-framing (70%)

## That day

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

**Four Days After Campaign Launch, Trump Pivots to Full Special Counsel Defense Mode**

Trump spent the day building a media defense wall against the newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith, sharing a rapid burst of nine supportive articles in just 13 minutes during the afternoon. The mood was mostly controlled and strategic — link-sharing rather than ranting — until the evening, when two original posts showed a brief flash of anger targeting the FBI, the justice system, and Republican critics. Notably, when Elon Musk reinstated his Twitter account to great fanfare, Trump used the moment to promote Truth Social instead. He said nothing about the Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs that killed five people.

Full digest for 2022-11-19: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-19/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 19). A Jack Smith Special? No way! https://www.politico... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109372167915566577
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "A Jack Smith Special? No way! https://www.politico.com/story..." Truth Social, 19 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109372167915566577. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "A Jack Smith Special? No way! https://www.politico.com/story...," Truth Social, November 19, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109372167915566577.

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