# Post ts_109610144569282843

- Post ID: `ts_109610144569282843`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-31T20:21:15.138Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109610144569282843
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109610144569282843/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alan-dershowitz-donald-trump-supreme-court/2022/12/30/id/1102524/

## Engagement

- Likes: 15,566
- Reposts: 4,221
- Replies: 669
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:20:11.412Z (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 Sharing Dershowitz Defense (Dec 31, 2022)

## Overview
A low-content link-only post sharing a Newsmax article featuring Alan Dershowitz defending Trump regarding Supreme Court matters. Posted at approximately 3:21 PM ET on New Year's Eve, likely from Mar-a-Lago.

## Authorship
Ambiguous. Link-only posts lack sufficient stylistic markers. Afternoon timing is consistent with either Trump or aide posting. Confidence is low.

## Psychological Pattern
This post fits a well-established pattern of sharing validating commentary from credentialed figures during periods of legal exposure. With the House Ways and Means Committee having just released six years of his tax returns and the Jan 6 Committee recently active, the selection of a Harvard law professor defending him on a sympathetic outlet represents classic narcissistic supply-seeking during a vulnerable period.

## Defense Mechanisms
- **Idealization**: Elevating Dershowitz as an authoritative defender
- **Rationalization**: Legal troubles reframed through sympathetic expert commentary

## Rhetorical Significance
The post outsources all rhetorical work to the linked content. The choice of Newsmax (friendly outlet) and Dershowitz (liberal credentials lending cross-partisan credibility) is itself a strategic communication choice, whether made by Trump or an aide.

## Context
One of several link-sharing posts on this date, suggesting a pattern of curating validating content during a period of multiple concurrent stressors.

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- link-only post with no commentary
- afternoon timing (3:21 PM ET, Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago)
- no typos or emotional language to assess

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Exposure (legal threats and tax return release)

Sentiment: +0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- appeal to authority
- curated information diet

## Tags

- supply-seeking (70%)
- legal-defense (80%)
- link-only (100%)

## That day

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

**New Year's Eve Consumed by Media Attacks and Grievance While Tax Return Release Goes Unmentioned**

Trump spent New Year's Eve posting from Mar-a-Lago in a restless, combative mood that stretched from late night into the early morning hours. The day's most striking feature was what he didn't say -- despite Congress releasing his tax returns just days earlier, he never acknowledged them, instead lashing out at the New York Times as "Enemy of the People" and attacking every major cable network including Fox News. The afternoon brought a rapid-fire dump of curated articles painting Biden's America as failing. Overall, the day felt like a grievance inventory disguised as year-end reflection, with late-night posting hinting at disrupted sleep.

Full digest for 2022-12-31: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 31). https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alan-dershowitz... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109610144569282843
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alan-dershowitz-donald-tr..." Truth Social, 31 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109610144569282843. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alan-dershowitz-donald-tr...," Truth Social, December 31, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109610144569282843.

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