# Post ts_109401452224192463

- Post ID: `ts_109401452224192463`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-24T23:48:02.628Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109401452224192463/analysis
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## Post text

> The so-called investigation of me by a Radical Left Prosecutor, who is totally controlled by Eric Holder and Obama, is a RIGGED SCAM. The “Justice” Department & FBI are CORRUPT, in fact offered $1,000,000 to Christopher Steele to lie, told Facebook that Hunter’s Laptop was Russian Disinformation when they knew it was not, and paid people to “get Trump.” Did nothing wrong on Jan 6th (Peacefully & Patrioticly), or with Documents (Check out past presidents).

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:27:46.411Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This Thanksgiving evening post is a psychologically dense grievance amalgam triggered by Jack Smith's special counsel appointment days earlier. Rather than holiday observance, Trump produces a compressed catalog of persecutory narratives spanning five distinct legal/political grievances in a single paragraph. The post deploys pathological denial (Jan 6 was "Peacefully & Patrioticly"), distortion (FBI "paid Steele to lie"), and paranoid conspiracy framing (investigation "controlled by" Obama/Holder). The vulnerable narcissistic state is notable—rather than grandiose triumph, the dominant tone is embattled persecution. Multiple reality distortions are present, including Jan 6 revisionism and mischaracterization of FBI actions. The firehose rhetorical strategy overwhelms fact-checking capacity. The post's institutional delegitimization of DOJ and FBI warrants elevated danger monitoring, as systematic erosion of institutional legitimacy can serve as groundwork for extralegal resistance framing. The Thanksgiving timing is clinically noteworthy: inability to disengage from grievance during a gratitude-centered holiday suggests persecutory preoccupation has become ego-syntonic and dominant over situational social norms.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109401452224192463

### Context
Posted at 6:48 PM ET on Thanksgiving Day 2022 from Mar-a-Lago. Jack Smith was appointed special counsel just days prior (Nov 18). Trump is under investigation for both Jan 6 and classified documents. The Fuentes/Kanye dinner controversy is concurrent but not referenced here.

### Authorship Attribution
**Likely authentic (0.85).** Evening Thanksgiving posting, stream-of-consciousness structure, characteristic ALL CAPS, misspelling of "Patrioticly" (a repeated error from his original Jan 6 tweet), and dense emotional reactivity all point to personal authorship.

### Psychological State
The post reveals a **vulnerable narcissistic state** dominated by persecutory anxiety. The special counsel appointment represents a significant narcissistic injury (institutional exposure/legal threat), and Trump responds with a compressed catalog of grievances that functions as both self-defense and counter-attack. The inability to disengage from legal grievances on Thanksgiving suggests these persecutory preoccupations have become ego-syntonic.

### Defense Mechanisms
Four distinct defenses operate simultaneously:
1. **Pathological denial**: "Did nothing wrong on Jan 6th"
2. **Pathological distortion**: Recharacterizing Jan 6 as "Peacefully & Patrioticly"
3. **Immature projection**: Accusing investigators of the very corruption he faces investigation for
4. **Neurotic rationalization**: "Check out past presidents" normalizes document retention

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post employs a **RAND firehose strategy**, packing five distinct grievance threads into one paragraph to overwhelm analytical capacity. Scare quotes around "Justice" and "Fringe Benefits" delegitimize institutions. The parenthetical defenses at the end function as preemptive rebuttals—anticipating charges not yet filed.

### Paranoid Features
The conspiracy framing (investigation "controlled by Eric Holder and Obama") with no evidentiary basis is consistent with paranoid personality features. Multiple actors (DOJ, FBI, prosecutors) are integrated into a single coordinated persecution narrative.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "FBI offered $1,000,000 to Christopher Steele to lie" | **Mostly False** | FBI offered Steele $1M to corroborate dossier claims with verifiable evidence, not to 'lie.' Steele could not provide corroboration and was not paid. The framing inverts the actual purpose. |
| "FBI told Facebook that Hunter's Laptop was Russian Disinformation" | **Half True** | FBI gave Facebook a general warning about potential Russian disinformation operations before the laptop story. Facebook throttled but did not remove the story. The FBI did not specifically label the laptop as disinformation. |
| "Did nothing wrong on Jan 6th (Peacefully & Patrioticly)" | **Mostly False** | While Trump's speech included the word 'peacefully,' the Jan 6 Committee found substantial evidence he knew the crowd was armed and took no action for hours to stop the violence. Multiple courts have found his actions contributed to the breach. |
| "Investigation controlled by Eric Holder and Obama" | **Unverifiable** | No evidence supports that Obama or Holder directed or controlled Jack Smith's appointment or investigation. Garland appointed Smith independently. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness style
- Multiple topics crammed together
- ALL CAPS emphasis
- Parenthetical asides
- Emotional reactivity

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

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

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting DOJ, FBI, Jack Smith, Obama, Eric Holder
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Pressured, dense writing covering many topics
- Thanksgiving evening posting suggests restless agitation

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 80%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared victimhood framing
- Insider knowledge claims about FBI corruption
- Direct emotional appeal through outrage

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Systematic delegitimization of federal law enforcement institutions
- Framing investigation as corrupt conspiracy implies extralegal resistance is justified

### Gaslighting

- Recharacterizing Jan 6 as peaceful and patriotic
- Framing legitimate investigation as 'RIGGED SCAM'
- Scare quotes around 'Justice' Department to undermine institutional legitimacy

## Fact Checks (4)

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

> FBI offered $1,000,000 to Christopher Steele to lie

**MOSTLY FALSE**

FBI offered Steele $1M to corroborate dossier claims with verifiable evidence, not to 'lie.' Steele could not provide corroboration and was not paid. The framing inverts the actual purpose.

Sources: DOJ Inspector General Horowitz Report 2019; Danchenko trial testimony 2022

> FBI told Facebook that Hunter's Laptop was Russian Disinformation

**HALF TRUE**

FBI gave Facebook a general warning about potential Russian disinformation operations before the laptop story. Facebook throttled but did not remove the story. The FBI did not specifically label the laptop as disinformation.

Sources: Mark Zuckerberg Joe Rogan interview Aug 2022

> Did nothing wrong on Jan 6th (Peacefully & Patrioticly)

**MOSTLY FALSE**

While Trump's speech included the word 'peacefully,' the Jan 6 Committee found substantial evidence he knew the crowd was armed and took no action for hours to stop the violence. Multiple courts have found his actions contributed to the breach.

Sources: Jan 6 Committee Final Report

> Investigation controlled by Eric Holder and Obama

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No evidence supports that Obama or Holder directed or controlled Jack Smith's appointment or investigation. Garland appointed Smith independently.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- legal_grievance (90%)
- institutional_delegitimization (80%)
- conspiracy_framing (70%)
- jan6_revisionism (70%)
- special_counsel_response (90%)

## That day

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

**Thanksgiving Consumed by Legal Grievance as Jack Smith Appointment Triggers Escalating Persecution Spiral**

Trump spent Thanksgiving 2022 at Mar-a-Lago, where what should have been a quiet holiday was overtaken by mounting anxiety about the newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith. After a quiet morning -- possibly spent at a family dinner -- he began posting in the mid-afternoon with a burst of grievances about the Manhattan DA case, the judiciary, and the DOJ. The mood started with brief flashes of defiance and self-promotion but darkened steadily through the evening, culminating in a rapid-fire sequence attacking federal law enforcement and ending with a two-word all-caps outburst. Notably absent was any mention of the Kanye West and Nick Fuentes dinner controversy from two days earlier, suggesting deliberate avoidance of that topic.

Full digest for 2022-11-24: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 24). The so-called investigation of me by a Radical... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109401452224192463
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The so-called investigation of me by a Radical Left..." Truth Social, 24 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109401452224192463. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The so-called investigation of me by a Radical Left...," Truth Social, November 24, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109401452224192463.

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