# Post ts_109373236575906289

- Post ID: `ts_109373236575906289`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-20T00:12:25.999Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109373236575906289
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109373236575906289/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109373236575906289.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Good news on the ridiculous Fringe Benefits case, the likes of which, in the history of our Country, have never been tried before. The D.A.’s Star Witness, who has been beaten down, persecuted, and threatened like few people ever, admitted on the stand that Donald J. Trump and members of the Trump family knew NOTHING about his acts in question. We relied on the highly paid Accounting Firm, a reliance case. Therefore, this trial should be over. Stop Record Violent Crime in New York. WITCH HUNT!

## Engagement

- Likes: 61,560
- Reposts: 11,562
- Replies: 1,056
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:24:19.636Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Post ts_109373236575906289 (2022-11-20)

## Context
This post references the Trump Organization criminal tax fraud trial in Manhattan, where former CFO Allen Weisselberg testified. Trump selectively cites testimony to claim exoneration.

## Personality Framework

**Level 1 (Traits):** Low agreeableness (combative, dismissive of legal process), elevated neuroticism (angry hostility), low openness (rigid categorization of legal proceedings as persecution).

**Level 2 (Motives):** Dominance and control — attempting to dictate the narrative around an active trial. Strong agency motive; no communion signals.

**Level 3 (Narrative):** Protagonist role is the unjustly persecuted leader. Contamination sequence: legitimate businessman victimized by corrupt prosecutors. The "WITCH HUNT" branding is a persistent identity claim across dozens of posts.

## Cognitive Markers
"Stop Record Violent Crime" appears to be a truncated or garbled phrase (likely intended "Stop Record-Setting Violent Crime" or "Stop the Record Violent Crime"). Minor but notable for longitudinal tracking. Otherwise coherent argumentation, typical complexity for baseline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "DA's Star Witness admitted Trump family knew NOTHING about his acts" | **Mostly False** | Weisselberg testified he did not specifically inform Trump about certain compensation arrangements, but this is a selective reading. The Trump Organization was convicted on all 17 counts in December 2022, indicating the jury found organizational culpability. |
| "In the history of our Country, [fringe benefits cases] have never been tried before" | **Mostly True** | Legal commentators noted prosecuting fringe benefit tax evasion at this scale was highly unusual, though not literally unprecedented. |
| "Record Violent Crime in New York" | **Mostly False** | NYC violent crime in 2022 was elevated post-pandemic but well below historical highs of the early 1990s. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Longitudinal Pattern
Consistent with the surrounding posts from this period — all showing elevated persecution themes following the special counsel appointment and multiple legal proceedings. The "WITCH HUNT" perseveration continues unabated.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 80%)

### Indicators

- Late evening post (7:12 PM ET, Mar-a-Lago)
- Stream-of-consciousness style
- ALL CAPS passages
- Emotional reactivity
- Characteristic exclamatory ending

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Trump Organization criminal trial / Weisselberg testimony)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Manhattan DA's office, legal system
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.50

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Declarative certainty about trial outcome
- Rapid topic shifting

### Clinical

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

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- projection (immature)
- displacement (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Framing legal proceedings as persecution shared with audience
- Declaring victory prematurely to shape follower perception

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Misrepresenting trial testimony to claim exoneration when no such exoneration occurred
- Declaring trial 'should be over' to delegitimize ongoing legal process

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> DA's Star Witness admitted Trump family knew NOTHING about his acts

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Weisselberg testified he did not specifically inform Trump about certain compensation arrangements, but this is a selective reading. The Trump Organization was convicted on all 17 counts in December 2022, indicating the jury found organizational culpability.

Sources: Trump Organization trial proceedings, Dec 2022 verdict

> In the history of our Country, [fringe benefits cases] have never been tried before

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Legal commentators noted prosecuting fringe benefit tax evasion at this scale was highly unusual, though not literally unprecedented.

> Record Violent Crime in New York

**MOSTLY FALSE**

NYC violent crime in 2022 was elevated post-pandemic but well below historical highs of the early 1990s.

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- legal_persecution_narrative (90%)
- witch_hunt (80%)
- selective_evidence (70%)
- institutional_delegitimization (60%)
- whataboutism (50%)

## That day

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

**Special Counsel Shadow Drives Afternoon Rage Spiral After Quiet Morning**

Trump spent most of the day quiet after a late-night flurry of posts about the ongoing Trump Organization fringe benefits trial and supportive news links. The afternoon brought a sharp turn: a personal attack on New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, followed by a rapid three-post barrage targeting the DOJ, FBI, and newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith. The mood was dominated by legal grievance, with every institution from the courts to the electoral system framed as corrupt. Notably absent was any mention of the Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs, which killed five people that same weekend.

Full digest for 2022-11-20: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-20/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 20). Good news on the ridiculous Fringe Benefits case,... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109373236575906289
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Good news on the ridiculous Fringe Benefits case, the likes..." Truth Social, 20 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109373236575906289. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Good news on the ridiculous Fringe Benefits case, the likes...," Truth Social, November 20, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109373236575906289.

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