# Post ts_109395766879303276

- Post ID: `ts_109395766879303276`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-23T23:42:11.146Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109395766879303276
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109395766879303276/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109395766879303276.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Supposedly, a numbers of prosecutors in the Manhattan D.A.’s Office quit their jobs because they felt I was being treated so unfairly, that this was not a case that should ever have been brought. I agree!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 9,116
- Replies: 1,647
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:23:36.884Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109395766879303276

### Context
Trump references reports that prosecutors in the Manhattan DA's office resigned because they felt the case against him was unfair. This likely refers to the earlier (Feb 2022) resignations of Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne from DA Alvin Bragg's office, which Trump is recycling months later as validation. The post appears during a period of heightened legal pressure (Jack Smith's appointment as special counsel days earlier).

### Authorship
Posted at 6:42 PM ET (Trump at Mar-a-Lago for Thanksgiving week). Business hours, relatively composed tone. The word "Supposedly" is an interesting hedge—could be authentic Trump hedging while still making the claim. "I agree!" is characteristically Trumpian. Mixed signals but leans authentic.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is a textbook example of **appeal to authority** via selective citation—prosecutors allegedly validating his position. The hedge word "Supposedly" provides deniability while still broadcasting the claim. "I agree!" functions as both validation-seeking and performative confidence.

The timing amid Jack Smith's appointment suggests this is **anxiety management**—finding and amplifying any narrative that frames prosecution as illegitimate. The defense mechanism is **rationalization**: marshaling external voices to support the conclusion that legal proceedings are unjust.

### Cognitive Notes
"a numbers of prosecutors" contains a grammatical error (article-noun disagreement), mildly suggestive of hasty composition rather than cognitive decline.

### Rhetorical Devices
Appeal to authority, selective evidence, bandwagon (even prosecutors agree), concluding with emphatic personal endorsement.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "A number of prosecutors in the Manhattan DA's Office quit because they felt Trump was being treated unfairly" | **Mostly False** | Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne resigned in Feb 2022 reportedly because DA Bragg was NOT pursuing charges aggressively enough against Trump—the opposite of Trump's characterization. They felt the case SHOULD have been brought more forcefully. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- 'I agree!' is characteristic Trump punctuation
- grammatical error 'a numbers of'
- evening posting time at Mar-a-Lago
- 'Supposedly' hedge is atypical for aide

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Criticism (Manhattan DA investigation and broader legal pressure from Jack Smith appointment)

Sentiment: +0.15

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- appeal to authority
- shared grievance framing

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Inverts the reason for prosecutor resignations—they quit because Bragg wasn't pursuing Trump aggressively enough, not because the case was unfair to Trump

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> A number of prosecutors in the Manhattan DA's Office quit because they felt Trump was being treated unfairly

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne resigned in Feb 2022 reportedly because DA Bragg was NOT pursuing charges aggressively enough against Trump—the opposite of Trump's characterization. They felt the case SHOULD have been brought more forcefully.

Sources: New York Times Feb 2022 reporting; Pomerantz resignation letter

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- legal_defense (90%)
- manhattan_da (80%)
- validation_seeking (70%)
- reality_inversion (80%)

## That day

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

**Supreme Court Tax Ruling Triggers Multi-Front Institutional Assault on Day Before Thanksgiving**

Trump spent the day before Thanksgiving lashing out at the Supreme Court after it cleared the way for Congress to obtain his tax returns. A late-night posting session from Mar-a-Lago attacked the Court's legitimacy, accusing it of cowardice and corruption despite its conservative supermajority including three of his own appointees. The grievance expanded through the day to encompass the January 6 Committee, Arizona election officials, and the Manhattan DA. The evening's most intense moment was a demand that Arizona "DO THE ELECTION OVER" — echoing the pressure campaigns of 2020. Scattered between the attacks were low-effort retweets seeking praise, a pattern of alternating between victimhood and self-congratulation that defined the day's mood.

Full digest for 2022-11-23: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 23). Supposedly, a numbers of prosecutors in the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109395766879303276
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Supposedly, a numbers of prosecutors in the Manhattan..." Truth Social, 23 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109395766879303276. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Supposedly, a numbers of prosecutors in the Manhattan...," Truth Social, November 23, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109395766879303276.

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