Analysis: The Polls are really strong, especially since Tuesday’s anno...

3y ago Nov 20, 2022 at 10:23 PM

The Polls are really strong, especially since Tuesday’s announcement, hence the appointment of a Radical Left Prosecutor, who is totally controlled by President Obama and his former A.G., Eric Holder. This is not Justice, this is just another Witch Hunt, and a very dangerous one at that! No way this Scam should be allowed to go forward!

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-20. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

Elevated

Narcissistic State

Mixed

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

72%

This post reveals a characteristic narcissistic response to legal threat: the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith is reframed as a politically orchestrated persecution triggered by Trump's campaign success. The paranoid features are notably prominent — the unfounded claim that Smith is "totally controlled" by Obama and Holder represents delusional-level distortion, constructing a shadow government conspiracy without evidence. The contamination narrative (strong polls → unfair prosecution) exposes the narcissistic logic: success must provoke envious attack. Defense mechanisms operate at pathological and immature levels: denial of any legitimate basis for investigation, distortion of the appointment's nature, and projection of political motivation onto prosecutors. The imperative closing ("No way this Scam should be allowed to go forward!") is clinically significant as it frames legal process as illegitimate and implicitly calls for its obstruction. Danger level is elevated — while no specific targets or violent imagery appear, the systematic delegitimization of legal institutions primes audiences to view legal accountability as tyranny requiring resistance. This post is consistent with the longitudinal pattern of escalating institutional delegitimization observed since 2020.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

Emotional reactivity and impulsive quality
Characteristic capitalization (Radical Left, Witch Hunt, Scam)
Stream-of-consciousness logical chain
Business hours posting (~5:24 PM EST) suggests possible aide polish

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Mixed State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jack Smith special counsel appointment)

Rage: Intensity 70% targeting Jack Smith, Obama, Eric Holder, DOJ

Proportionality

30%

Sentiment

-0.80

Mildly Hypomanic

Rapid-fire posting (multiple posts same day)Grandiose claims about poll strength

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

40%

Paranoid

80%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectiondistortiondenial

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

50%

Cognitive Markers:

perseveration

Parasocial Techniques:

Shared victimhood framingInviting audience to reject institutional authority

Danger Assessment

Elevated

Indicators:

Delegitimization of legal proceedings
Implicit call to prevent legal process from going forward
Framing lawful investigation as existential threat

Gaslighting Detected:

Reframing lawful special counsel appointment as 'Witch Hunt' and 'Scam'
Claiming shadow control by Obama without evidence

Reality Distortions:

Jack Smith is 'totally controlled' by Obama and Holder
Special counsel appointment is a 'Scam'
Polls are 'really strong' post-announcement (contradicted by data)

Fact Checks (2)

"Polls are really strong, especially since Tuesday's announcement"

Mostly False

Most polls following Trump's Nov 15 announcement showed tepid Republican enthusiasm and declining favorability vs. DeSantis

"Prosecutor is totally controlled by President Obama and his former A.G., Eric Holder"

False

Jack Smith was appointed by AG Garland through standard DOJ process. Smith had no known ties to Obama or Holder. He previously served as chief of the DOJ Public Integrity Section and as a war crimes prosecutor at The Hague.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Response to Jack Smith Special Counsel Appointment

This post is a direct reaction to AG Garland's appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel, which Trump frames as politically motivated retaliation for his 2024 campaign announcement ("especially since Tuesday's announcement"). The post reveals a characteristic paranoid schema in which legal accountability is recast as persecution orchestrated by a shadow network (Obama, Holder).

Personality Framework

Level 1 (Traits): High neuroticism (angry hostility, vulnerability), low agreeableness (distrust, antagonism), low openness (rigid interpretive frame).

Level 2 (Motives): Dominance/autonomy threatened. The post's final imperative ("No way this Scam should be allowed to go forward!") reflects a control motive — attempting to delegitimize proceedings before they begin.

Level 3 (Narrative): Classic contamination sequence: good (strong polls, campaign launch) → bad (prosecutor appointed). Protagonist role: persecuted winner. Contrasting other: "Radical Left" apparatus.

Clinical Indicators

The conspiracy chain (Jack Smith → Obama → Holder) is presented without evidence, consistent with paranoid ideation. The claim that a DOJ-appointed special counsel is "totally controlled" by a former president reflects delusional projection and distortion-level defenses.

Rhetorical Devices

"Witch Hunt" (17th+ usage of this frame) constitutes perseveration at the rhetorical level. The post deploys delegitimization through labeling ("Radical Left Prosecutor," "Scam"), appeal to fear ("very dangerous"), and an implicit call to action ("should not be allowed to go forward").

Authorship

Posted ~5:24 PM EST, Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Business hours but stylistically authentic — emotional reactivity, characteristic capitalization patterns, stream-of-consciousness connective logic.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Polls are really strong, especially since Tuesday's announcement"	Mostly False	Most polls following Trump's Nov 15 announcement showed tepid Republican enthusiasm and declining favorability vs. DeSantis
"Prosecutor is totally controlled by President Obama and his former A.G., Eric Holder"	False	Jack Smith was appointed by AG Garland through standard DOJ process. Smith had no known ties to Obama or Holder. He previously served as chief of the DOJ Public Integrity Section and as a war crimes prosecutor at The Hague.

Overall Veracity: 10%