# Post ts_109389408119708067

- Post ID: `ts_109389408119708067`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-22T20:45:04.206Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109389408119708067
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109389408119708067/analysis

## Post text

> https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/new-trump-special-prosecutor-overturned-supreme-court-tied-irs

## Engagement

- Likes: 10,421
- Reposts: 3,421
- Replies: 398
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:23:56.146Z (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-Only Post Targeting Special Counsel Jack Smith

## Context
Three days after Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as special counsel, Trump shares a Just The News article highlighting Smith's prior Supreme Court reversal and IRS connections. This is one of several link-only posts on this date, forming a pattern of curated opposition content sharing.

## Authorship
Likely aide-assisted. The link-only format, business-hours timing (3:45 PM ET), and lack of personal commentary are consistent with a curated sharing session rather than impulsive authentic posting.

## Psychological Dynamics
The post represents a **preemptive delegitimization strategy** — rather than addressing the substance of the investigations, the focus shifts to attacking the prosecutor's credibility. This is a classic devaluation defense: if Smith can be framed as incompetent (overturned by SCOTUS) and politically compromised (IRS ties), then the investigations themselves lose legitimacy.

The choice to let the article speak without commentary is strategically effective — it avoids creating quotable attacks while still disseminating the narrative.

## Rhetorical Function
The URL itself does the rhetorical work. The slug contains the key negative frames: "overturned," "supreme court," "IRS." Even users who don't click absorb the discrediting narrative from the link preview.

## Pattern Note
This post fits within a broader Nov 2022 pattern of sharing articles from sympathetic outlets (Just The News, Gateway Pundit, The Federalist, Daily Caller, Townhall) — a curated media ecosystem reinforcing preferred narratives.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Jack Smith was overturned by the Supreme Court" | **Mostly True** | The Supreme Court unanimously overturned the corruption convictions of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in 2016, a case prosecuted by the DOJ unit Smith led. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- link-only post with no personal commentary
- business hours posting (3:45 PM ET)
- curated news sharing pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

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

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- devaluation (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- providing followers with ammunition to dismiss legal proceedings

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Jack Smith was overturned by the Supreme Court

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The Supreme Court unanimously overturned the corruption convictions of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in 2016, a case prosecuted by the DOJ unit Smith led.

Sources: McDonnell v. United States (2016)

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- legal_defense (80%)
- delegitimization (70%)
- jack_smith (90%)

## That day

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

**Legal Siege Mentality: Special Counsel Appointment Triggers Afternoon Escalation from Self-Promotion to Full Devaluation Campaign**

Trump spent the afternoon at Mar-a-Lago posting a mix of favorable poll results and shared articles before pivoting sharply to the Special Counsel investigation. The mood darkened as the day went on, with posts about Jack Smith's appointment growing increasingly conspiratorial -- linking the prosecutor to Eric Holder and Obama and targeting Smith's wife. The day's most aggressive post came in the early evening: a scorched-earth attack on former Attorney General Bill Barr, rewriting Barr's departure as a firing and stripping him of all credibility. Notably absent from the day's posts was any mention of his dinner that evening with Kanye West and white nationalist Nick Fuentes, an event that would soon dominate headlines.

Full digest for 2022-11-22: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 22). https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-e... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109389408119708067
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/new-..." Truth Social, 22 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109389408119708067. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/new-...," Truth Social, November 22, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109389408119708067.

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