# Post ts_109427312257311250

- Post ID: `ts_109427312257311250`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-11-29T13:24:35.416Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109427312257311250
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109427312257311250/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109427312257311250.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The very unfair Manhattan D.A. Fringe Benefits Case, the likes of which has never been prosecuted in our Country before, has fallen apart. There was no gain for “Trump,” and we had no knowledge of it. Even the media is saying that if we are treated fairly, always a big question with me, we win. This Witch Hunt has cost NYC $millions & $millions at a time when violent crime in New York has reached an all time high. Went through 8 million pages of Documents and found NOTHING. Focus on MURDER!!!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 4,847
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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.428Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:33:25.878Z (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 post is psychologically notable primarily for what it omits. Posted November 29, 2022, while Republican leaders were publicly condemning Trump's dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, Trump instead redirects to the Manhattan DA case — a classic displacement defense. The post constructs a persecution narrative around the Trump Organization tax fraud trial, claiming the case "has fallen apart" and investigators found "NOTHING" in 8 million pages. Both claims proved spectacularly false: the Trump Organization was convicted on 17 counts just one week later. The parenthetical "always a big question with me" reveals an entrenched persecutory schema where fairness is structurally impossible. The closing "Focus on MURDER!!!" exemplifies whataboutism — reframing white-collar prosecution as frivolous compared to violent crime, while falsely claiming NYC violent crime was at "an all time high" (it was far below 1990s peaks). Three verifiable claims are false or mostly false. The post demonstrates the characteristic mixed narcissistic state: grandiose certainty of vindication alongside vulnerable persecution. The displacement from the Fuentes controversy to a controllable grievance narrative suggests strategic, if possibly unconscious, topic selection during a period of genuine reputational damage.

## Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post ts_109427312257311250

### Context
Posted November 29, 2022 at 8:24 AM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). This is a morning post about the Manhattan DA's criminal case regarding executive compensation ("fringe benefits" — the Allen Weisselberg case). Posted amid the Fuentes dinner controversy, which Trump notably does NOT address here, suggesting deflection to a safer grievance topic.

### Authorship
Morning post, business hours. Mixed signals: the content is emotionally charged with Trump's characteristic patterns (ALL CAPS "NOTHING," "MURDER," "Witch Hunt"), stream-of-consciousness flow, and self-referential third-person "Trump" in quotes. The ampersand usage and overall structure feel authentic despite the reasonable hour.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is a textbook narcissistic defense sequence: (1) delegitimize the threat ("unfair," "Fringe Benefits Case"), (2) claim uniqueness of persecution ("never been prosecuted"), (3) assert innocence, (4) claim even enemies agree ("Even the media"), (5) attack the attacker (DA wasting money), (6) redirect ("Focus on MURDER!!!"). The parenthetical "always a big question with me" reveals a persecutory schema — he views fairness as structurally denied to him.

### Notable Deflection
The complete absence of any reference to the Fuentes dinner controversy — which dominated news cycles on Nov 28-29 — is itself significant. Trump redirects to a legal grievance, a classic displacement maneuver away from a genuinely damaging narrative he cannot easily spin.

### Rhetorical Devices
The closing "Focus on MURDER!!!" is a whataboutism masterclass — reframing prosecution of financial crimes as dereliction of duty regarding violent crime, with triple exclamation marks for urgency.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The likes of which has never been prosecuted in our Country before" | **Mostly False** | Tax fraud and unreported compensation cases have been prosecuted before, though the specific configuration targeting a former president's organization was novel |
| "Went through 8 million pages of Documents and found NOTHING" | **False** | The Trump Organization was convicted on 17 counts of tax fraud on December 6, 2022, just days after this post. The investigation clearly found prosecutable evidence. |
| "Violent crime in New York has reached an all time high" | **Mostly False** | NYC violent crime in 2022 was elevated but far below historic highs of the early 1990s |

Overall Veracity: 13%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 70%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emphasis on key words
- Self-referential third person 'Trump' in quotes
- Parenthetical asides ('always a big question with me')
- Triple exclamation marks
- Stream-of-consciousness grievance structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Manhattan DA prosecution)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Manhattan DA, NYC justice system
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared victimhood framing
- Implying audience should also be outraged at wasted tax dollars

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Claims case 'has fallen apart' without evidence
- Asserts 'no knowledge' of compensation arrangements he likely oversaw
- Claims media consensus that doesn't clearly exist

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> The likes of which has never been prosecuted in our Country before

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Tax fraud and unreported compensation cases have been prosecuted before, though the specific configuration targeting a former president's organization was novel

> Went through 8 million pages of Documents and found NOTHING

**FALSE**

The Trump Organization was convicted on 17 counts of tax fraud on December 6, 2022, just days after this post. The investigation clearly found prosecutable evidence.

> Violent crime in New York has reached an all time high

**MOSTLY FALSE**

NYC violent crime in 2022 was elevated but far below historic highs of the early 1990s

Overall Veracity: 13%

## Tags

- legal_grievance (90%)
- witch_hunt_framing (80%)
- displacement_from_fuentes (70%)
- persecution_schema (70%)
- false_factual_claims (80%)

## That day

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

**Fuentes Dinner Fallout Drives Displacement Cascade: Election Fraud, Border Panic, and RINO Attacks Serve as Psychological Cover**

Trump spent the day conspicuously avoiding the biggest story about him — bipartisan Republican condemnation of his dinner with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Instead, he launched an intense morning burst of grievance posts attacking the Manhattan DA case, immigration policy, Karl Rove, and the integrity of elections, before going quiet for five hours. He returned in the late afternoon with a calmer stream of link shares and book promotions, seeking validation from friendly media. The day's defining feature was obsessive return to election fraud claims, with the Georgia runoff one week away, and a notable spelling error ("DINIER" for "DENIER") repeated in his attack on Rove.

Full digest for 2022-11-29: https://trump.fm/date/2022-11-29/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, November 29). The very unfair Manhattan D.A. Fringe Benefits... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109427312257311250
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The very unfair Manhattan D.A. Fringe Benefits Case, the..." Truth Social, 29 Nov. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109427312257311250. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The very unfair Manhattan D.A. Fringe Benefits Case, the...," Truth Social, November 29, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109427312257311250.

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