# Post ts_109411332676261838

- Post ID: `ts_109411332676261838`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-26T17:40:46.354Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109411332676261838
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109411332676261838/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/trump-special-counsel-jack-smith-involved-lois-lerner-irs-scandal

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 5,094
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:27:00.049Z (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 Attacking Jack Smith via Lois Lerner Association

## Overview
A bare URL share of a Washington Examiner article connecting Special Counsel Jack Smith to the Lois Lerner IRS targeting scandal. This continues the anti-Smith campaign from the previous day's posts, but in a markedly different register—no personal commentary, no emotional language, just curated opposition research.

## Authorship
The link-only format, business-hours timing (12:40 PM EST), and clean formatting strongly suggest aide authorship. Trump's authentic style typically includes personal commentary, emotional framing, or ALL CAPS emphasis. This reads as a coordinated media strategy drop.

## Psychological Context
This is part of a sustained delegitimization campaign against Smith following his appointment as Special Counsel. The previous day's posts called Smith a "Trump Hater" with explicit emotional language. This post takes a cooler, more strategic approach—letting a conservative media outlet's framing do the argumentative work.

## Defense Mechanisms
The primary defense is **rationalization through guilt by association**: if Smith was involved in one politically controversial investigation (IRS targeting), then his current investigation of Trump must also be politically motivated. This builds the narrative scaffolding for dismissing any future findings.

## Longitudinal Note
The oscillation between emotionally charged personal attacks (Nov 25) and cooled-down opposition research drops (Nov 26) is consistent with a media operation where authentic emotional posts are supplemented by strategic aide-curated content.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Jack Smith was involved in the Lois Lerner IRS scandal" | **Mostly True** | Smith, as head of the DOJ Public Integrity Section, was involved in discussions about potential prosecution of nonprofit groups flagged by the IRS, though his direct role in the targeting itself is debated. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:40 PM EST)
- Link-only post with no commentary
- Clean URL formatting
- Professional content curation style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- information curation as narrative control
- letting headline speak for itself to appear objective

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Jack Smith was involved in the Lois Lerner IRS scandal

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Smith, as head of the DOJ Public Integrity Section, was involved in discussions about potential prosecution of nonprofit groups flagged by the IRS, though his direct role in the targeting itself is debated.

Sources: Washington Examiner; Congressional testimony records

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- jack_smith_attack (80%)
- opposition_research (90%)
- delegitimization (70%)
- aide_authored (70%)

## That day

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

**A Day of Deflection Ends With a Conspicuous Silence on White Nationalism**

Trump spent a quiet post-Thanksgiving Saturday at Mar-a-Lago sharing a handful of curated news links, mostly aimed at discrediting the newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith. The day's real story came in the evening when he finally addressed the firestorm over his dinner with Kanye West and white nationalist Nick Fuentes — notably refusing to name Fuentes or condemn white nationalism, instead casting himself as a Good Samaritan ambushed by uninvited guests. The defensive, explanatory tone of that response stood in sharp contrast to his usual combative posture, suggesting he understood the genuine political danger of the moment.

Full digest for 2022-11-26: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 26). https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/tr... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109411332676261838
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/trump-specia..." Truth Social, 26 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109411332676261838. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/trump-specia...," Truth Social, November 26, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109411332676261838.

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