# Post ts_109374147241899677

- Post ID: `ts_109374147241899677`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-20T04:04:01.654Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109374147241899677
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109374147241899677/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-shreds-witch-hunts-says-they-have-found-nothing-after-years-of-examining-millions-of-documents/

## Engagement

- Likes: 24,917
- Reposts: 4,688
- Replies: 459
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:24:34.735Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: Link Share — RSB Network "Witch Hunts" Article

## Overview
A link-only post sharing a sympathetic RSB Network article reinforcing the "witch hunt" narrative. This is one of several posts in a late-night flurry on November 19-20, 2022, all centered on legal defense following the Jack Smith special counsel appointment three days prior.

## Context
This post sits within a cluster of defensive posts addressing: (1) the Trump Organization fringe benefits trial in Manhattan, (2) the Jack Smith special counsel appointment, and (3) general "witch hunt" framing. The volume and late-night timing suggest anxious rumination over legal threats.

## Personality Framework
**Level 1 (Traits):** Low signal from a link share. Consistent with high neuroticism (anxious hostility toward legal system) and low agreeableness (adversarial framing).

**Level 2 (Motives):** Agency-driven — seeking to control the narrative through volume of sympathetic media shares. The RSB Network headline provides external validation that investigations are fruitless.

**Level 3 (Narrative):** Reinforces the victim-protagonist narrative: the unfairly persecuted leader whom investigators have tried and failed to bring down. "Found nothing after years" positions him as vindicated despite ongoing proceedings.

## Longitudinal Note
This post is part of a clearly anxious evening pattern. Five posts in rapid succession, all addressing legal threats from different angles, suggest elevated distress following the special counsel appointment.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Investigations have found nothing after examining millions of documents" | **Mostly False** | At the time of posting, Jack Smith had just been appointed special counsel for two active criminal investigations. The Trump Organization was on trial in Manhattan. Multiple Trump associates had been convicted or pled guilty in prior investigations. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Late night posting (~11pm ET at Mar-a-Lago)
- Link-only post without personal commentary
- Could be either authentic browsing or scheduled share

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jack Smith special counsel appointment and ongoing legal proceedings)

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire posting of 5+ posts in a short evening window

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- sharing sympathetic media to validate followers' beliefs
- reinforcing in-group information ecosystem

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Headline frames active criminal investigations as having 'found nothing'
- Delegitimizes legal proceedings as 'witch hunts'

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Investigations have found nothing after examining millions of documents

**MOSTLY FALSE**

At the time of posting, Jack Smith had just been appointed special counsel for two active criminal investigations. The Trump Organization was on trial in Manhattan. Multiple Trump associates had been convicted or pled guilty in prior investigations.

Sources: Known events: Jack Smith appointment Nov 18, 2022

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- witch-hunt-narrative (90%)
- legal-defense (80%)
- link-share (100%)
- epistemic-ecosystem (70%)

## 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). https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-shreds-witch... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109374147241899677
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-shreds-witch-hunts-say..." Truth Social, 20 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109374147241899677. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-shreds-witch-hunts-say...," Truth Social, November 20, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109374147241899677.

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