# Post ts_109438287163388657

- Post ID: `ts_109438287163388657`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-01T11:55:39.195Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109438287163388657/analysis
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## Post text

> The Manhattan D.A.’s Office has not tried a Murder Case since 2015, despite the fact that Violent Crime in NYC is at an all time high. That’s 6 years ago and yet, after years of investigation, millions of dollars spent, and the costly and laborious inspection of almost 10,000,000 pages of documents, we are in the second week of a "Fringe Benefits" Case over an Executive’s use of a company car, a company apartment, and his grandchildren’s education. No such case has ever been tried before. Sad!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.427Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T00:32:12.253Z (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 reveals Trump's psychological response to the Trump Organization criminal tax fraud trial. The core strategy is **delegitimization through trivialization** — reframing serious criminal charges as absurd by contrasting them with violent crime. Two significant false claims (NYC crime at "all time high," DA not trying murders since 2015) serve a gaslighting function, constructing an alternate reality where the prosecution is self-evidently illegitimate. The vulnerable narcissistic state is evident but masked by a legalistic, pseudo-analytical frame. Defense mechanisms are primarily rationalization and denial — the charges are minimized to "a company car, a company apartment" when the actual case involved systematic tax evasion. The post demonstrates Trump's characteristic response to legal exposure: attack the institution rather than address the substance. The mathematical error ("6 years" for a 7-year span) is minor but notable for longitudinal tracking. Overall intensity is moderate — this is controlled, strategic messaging rather than impulsive rage, suggesting either aide involvement or a period of relative emotional regulation.

## Psychological Analysis: Trump Post ts_109438287163388657

### Context
This post concerns the Manhattan DA's trial of the Trump Organization for tax fraud related to fringe benefits (Allen Weisselberg case). Posted December 1, 2022, during the second week of trial. Trump is likely at Mar-a-Lago (announced 2024 run Nov 15); 6:55 AM ET — early morning, consistent with authentic posting.

### Authorship
The post reads as aide-assisted or dictated-then-polished. It contains specific statistics ("10,000,000 pages"), correct grammar, structured argumentation, and the signature "Sad!" closing. The early morning timing suggests Trump involvement, but the polish suggests editorial assistance. Likely Trump-directed, possibly lightly edited.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is a classic minimization defense — reframing a criminal tax fraud trial as trivial ("Fringe Benefits" in scare quotes, reducing charges to "a company car, a company apartment"). The core strategy is **contrast framing**: juxtapose violent crime (murder) against white-collar prosecution to delegitimize the DA's priorities.

The factual claim about no murder cases since 2015 is misleading — the Manhattan DA's office prosecutes murders routinely; this likely conflates a specific metric or is false. The "all time high" violent crime claim is also false — NYC violent crime in 2022 was far below 1990s peaks.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Rationalization**: Constructing a logical argument for why the prosecution is illegitimate
- **Projection**: Implying the DA is the one behaving improperly, not the defendants
- **Denial**: Minimizing the seriousness of tax fraud charges

### Narcissistic Dynamics
This is a **preemptive attack** aimed at delegitimizing legal proceedings. The vulnerable narcissistic state is masked by an intellectual/legalistic frame. The prosecution represents a narcissistic injury (exposure, potential defeat), and the response is to attack the prosecutor's competence and priorities.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Manhattan DA has not tried a murder case since 2015" | **Mostly False** | The Manhattan DA's office regularly prosecutes homicide cases. This claim appears to be a distortion or confusion of a specific statistic. |
| "Violent crime in NYC is at an all time high" | **False** | NYC violent crime in 2022 was significantly below historical peaks in the early 1990s. While crime rose post-pandemic, it was nowhere near all-time highs. |
| "No such fringe benefits case has ever been tried before" | **Mostly True** | Legal experts noted the Trump Organization tax fraud case was unusual in its scope — criminal prosecution of a company for fringe benefit tax evasion at this scale was largely unprecedented. |

Overall Veracity: 33%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 45%)

### Indicators

- Early morning timing (6:55 AM ET) suggests Trump involvement
- Signature 'Sad!' closing is authentic Trump marker
- Structured argumentation with specific statistics suggests aide polish
- Correct grammar and complete sentences throughout
- Scare quotes around 'Fringe Benefits' is Trump-style

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

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

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Framing self/organization as victim of prosecutorial overreach
- Inviting audience to share outrage at misplaced priorities

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- False claim about NYC violent crime being at 'all time high'
- Misleading claim about DA not trying murder cases
- Reframing criminal tax fraud as trivial 'fringe benefits'

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Manhattan DA has not tried a murder case since 2015

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Manhattan DA's office regularly prosecutes homicide cases. This claim appears to be a distortion or confusion of a specific statistic.

> Violent crime in NYC is at an all time high

**FALSE**

NYC violent crime in 2022 was significantly below historical peaks in the early 1990s. While crime rose post-pandemic, it was nowhere near all-time highs.

> No such fringe benefits case has ever been tried before

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Legal experts noted the Trump Organization tax fraud case was unusual in its scope — criminal prosecution of a company for fringe benefit tax evasion at this scale was largely unprecedented.

Overall Veracity: 33%

## Tags

- legal_defense (90%)
- prosecutorial_delegitimization (80%)
- minimization (70%)
- whataboutism (70%)

## That day

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

**Legal Anxiety Dominates as Trump Org Trial Triggers Three-Post Defensive Barrage**

Trump's day was dominated by anxiety over the Trump Organization criminal tax fraud trial, which he attacked in three rapid-fire posts that grew increasingly heated before pulling back. He opened the evening before with self-congratulatory endorsement posts and late-night shots at Karl Rove and Mitch McConnell, but the morning shift to the trial revealed real vulnerability underneath the bravado. He closed with a lengthy deflection of the Kanye West–Nick Fuentes dinner controversy, attacking the AP reporter by name while conspicuously avoiding any mention of Fuentes or white nationalism.

Full digest for 2022-12-01: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 1). The Manhattan D.A.’s Office has not tried a... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109438287163388657
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Manhattan D.A.’s Office has not tried a Murder Case..." Truth Social, 1 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109438287163388657. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Manhattan D.A.’s Office has not tried a Murder Case...," Truth Social, December 1, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109438287163388657.

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