# Post ts_109676391564538343

- Post ID: `ts_109676391564538343`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-12T13:08:44.026Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
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## Post text

> Page 1. The Special “Prosecutor” assigned to the “get Trump case,” Jack Smith(?), is a Trump Hating THUG whose wife is a serial and open Trump Hater, whose friends & other family members are even worse, and as a prosecutor in Europe, according to Ric Grenell, put a high government official in prison because he was a Trump positive person. Smith is known as “an unfair Savage,” & is best friends with the craziest Trump haters, including Lisa Monaco who runs “Injustice.” The Boxes Scam is a HOAX...

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:45:44.993Z (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 exemplifies a paranoid-narcissistic response to legal threat. Facing the Special Counsel investigation into classified documents retention, Trump deploys a comprehensive delegitimization strategy: scare quotes deny the investigation's legitimacy, guilt-by-association attacks extend from Smith to his wife, family, friends, and DOJ leadership, and the entire case is dismissed as "HOAX." The paranoid features are pronounced—everyone in Smith's orbit is framed as a "Trump hater" in a coordinated persecution. The DARVO pattern is clear: the subject of a criminal investigation becomes the victim, while lawful prosecutors become "THUGS" and "Savages." The claim about Smith's Hague prosecution being politically motivated against a "Trump positive person" represents significant reality distortion, reframing war crimes prosecution as political persecution. The dehumanizing language ("THUG," "unfair Savage") directed at a sitting federal prosecutor, combined with naming specific individuals, creates an elevated danger profile by directing audience hostility toward identifiable targets within the justice system. The post's associative, run-on structure and emotional intensity are consistent with authentic Trump authorship and baseline cognitive patterns. The vulnerable narcissistic state—persecuted, besieged—is notable given it occurs during a period when the Biden classified documents parallel was emerging, which might have been expected to produce grandiose triumphalism instead.

## Psychological Analysis: Attack on Special Counsel Jack Smith

### Context
Posted January 12, 2023, at 8:08 AM ET (Mar-a-Lago). This is a "Page 1" multi-part post attacking Special Counsel Jack Smith, appointed November 2022 to investigate the classified documents case and January 6th. Notably, this same day Robert Hur was appointed to investigate Biden's classified documents—a development that might have offered Trump vindication, yet he focuses on attacking his own prosecutor.

### Authorship: Authentic Trump (0.85)
Morning post from Mar-a-Lago. The emotional intensity, scare quotes, ALL CAPS, run-on associative structure, and impulsive quality are hallmark authentic indicators. The parenthetical "(?)" after Jack Smith's name is a performative dismissal technique consistent with Trump's rhetorical habits.

### Psychological State: Paranoid-Vulnerable Narcissism
The post is driven by narcissistic injury from the Special Counsel investigation. Rather than the grandiose state one might expect given the Biden documents parallel, Trump is in vulnerable mode—persecuted, besieged, lashing out. The paranoid features are extreme: every person connected to Smith is categorized as a "Trump hater" in an expanding web of persecution.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial** (pathological): "The Boxes Scam is a HOAX"
- **Distortion** (pathological): Reframing lawful prosecution as persecution
- **Projection** (immature): Calling Smith a "THUG" and "Savage"—projecting aggression
- **Devaluation** (immature): Systematic degradation of Smith, wife, Monaco, DOJ

### Rhetorical Analysis
Layered delegitimization: scare quotes around "Prosecutor" deny Smith's authority, "get Trump case" frames investigation as personal vendetta, "Injustice" renames DOJ, and "HOAX" dismisses material evidence. Ric Grenell is cited as pseudo-authority for a distorted account of Smith's Hague work. The guilt-by-association chain (Smith → wife → friends → family → Monaco) is classic paranoid pattern-finding.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Jack Smith's wife is a 'serial and open Trump Hater'" | **Mostly False** | Smith's wife Katy Chevigny produced a documentary featuring Michelle Obama. No evidence of 'serial' anti-Trump activism. The connection was amplified by right-wing media. |
| "Smith as prosecutor in Europe put a government official in prison for being 'Trump positive'" | **Mostly False** | Smith served at The Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes. Grenell promoted claims about the Hashim Thaçi prosecution but the case involved war crimes charges, not political alignment with Trump. |
| "The Boxes Scam is a HOAX" | **False** | FBI recovered over 100 classified documents from Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 after a subpoena was not fully complied with. The investigation was based on documented evidence. |

Overall Veracity: 13%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness style
- Emotional reactivity
- Scare quotes and ALL CAPS
- 8:08 AM ET (Mar-a-Lago) - slightly early but within waking hours
- Rambling sentence structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jack Smith / Special Counsel investigation)

**Rage:** Intensity 80% targeting Jack Smith and DOJ
- Proportionality: 20%

Sentiment: -0.85

Baseline Deviation: slight

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- High-volume posting (multi-page attack)
- Pressured, run-on sentence structure
- Grandiose persecution narrative

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 85%
- Sadism: 30%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Framing self as persecuted victim to bond with audience
- Using insider language ('the Boxes Scam') to create shared reality

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Systematic delegitimization of DOJ and Special Counsel
- Naming specific individuals (Smith, Monaco) as enemies
- Framing lawful prosecution as political persecution - primes audience hostility toward legal system

### Gaslighting

- Reframing classified documents case as 'Boxes Scam' and 'HOAX'
- Scare quotes around 'Prosecutor' to deny legitimacy of lawful appointment
- Constructing alternate reality where investigation is purely persecution

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Jack Smith's wife is a 'serial and open Trump Hater'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Smith's wife Katy Chevigny produced a documentary featuring Michelle Obama. No evidence of 'serial' anti-Trump activism. The connection was amplified by right-wing media.

Sources: Public records; Media reporting

> Smith as prosecutor in Europe put a government official in prison for being 'Trump positive'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Smith served at The Hague prosecuting Kosovo war crimes. Grenell promoted claims about the Hashim Thaçi prosecution but the case involved war crimes charges, not political alignment with Trump.

Sources: ICC/Hague records; Grenell public statements

> The Boxes Scam is a HOAX

**FALSE**

FBI recovered over 100 classified documents from Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 after a subpoena was not fully complied with. The investigation was based on documented evidence.

Sources: DOJ filings; FBI search warrant affidavit

Overall Veracity: 13%

## Tags

- legal_threat_response (100%)
- paranoid_framing (90%)
- institutional_delegitimization (85%)
- classified_documents_case (80%)
- jack_smith (100%)

## That day

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

**Three-Page Assault on Jack Smith as Biden Documents Parallel Fuels Persecution Siege**

Trump spent most of the day consumed by the Jack Smith special counsel investigation, publishing a rare three-page written attack in the morning before pivoting to demands that the Attorney General fire Smith and appoint an equally hostile prosecutor to investigate Biden. The appointment of Special Counsel Robert Hur to probe Biden's classified documents — potentially validating Trump's grievances — paradoxically deepened his persecution narrative rather than producing triumphalism. By evening, the mood shifted to lighter self-promotion and political commentary, but the day's center of gravity was unmistakably the legal threat.

Full digest for 2023-01-12: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-12/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 12). Page 1. The Special “Prosecutor” assigned to the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109676391564538343
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Page 1. The Special “Prosecutor” assigned to the “get Trump..." Truth Social, 12 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109676391564538343. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Page 1. The Special “Prosecutor” assigned to the “get Trump...," Truth Social, January 12, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109676391564538343.

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