# Post ts_109676548292409151

- Post ID: `ts_109676548292409151`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-12T13:48:35.506Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109676548292409151/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109676548292409151.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Page 3. Fire a man who may very well turn out to be a criminal, Jack Smith. His conflicts, unfairness, and mental state of derangement make him totally unfit for the job of “getting Trump." Go after Biden and the Biden Crime Family instead. Like Bill Barr, the U.S. Attorneys in Delaware and Illinois are weak, ineffective, and afraid to do what must be done. The Election was RIGGED, and we are now losing our Country. We can’t let that happen. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.424Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:47:41.068Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Page 3 of a multi-page attack on Special Counsel Jack Smith demonstrates the full constellation of malignant narcissistic defenses under legal threat. The post projects "derangement" onto Smith while displaying disproportionate rage, demands the firing of a federal investigator, frames a lawful prosecution as a criminal act, and pivots via whataboutism to Biden's concurrent classified documents situation. The continued insistence that "The Election was RIGGED" — over two years post-2020 — represents entrenched denial with no evidence of reality-testing. The escalation sequence (name target → dehumanize → existential framing → imply action needed) follows a stochastic terrorism pattern, elevated by the specificity of the target. The demand that prosecutors "do what must be done" and the claim "we can't let that happen" frame the situation as requiring urgent extralegal response. Notably, even former ally Bill Barr is devalued for insufficient loyalty — consistent with narcissistic splitting where all figures are evaluated solely on their utility to the subject. The mixed narcissistic state oscillates between grandiose ("MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN") and vulnerable/persecuted ("getting Trump"). Cognitively, the multi-page format shows sustained engagement but disorganized structure typical of baseline.

## Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post ts_109676548292409151 (2023-01-12)

### Context
This is Page 3 of a multi-page screed against Special Counsel Jack Smith, posted during the period when Biden's own classified documents scandal was breaking — providing Trump both a grievance target and a whataboutism opportunity.

### Timing & Authorship
Posted 13:48 UTC = 8:48 AM EST. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago in January 2023. This is a morning post but the multi-page, stream-of-consciousness quality, emotional intensity, ALL CAPS passages, and personal attacks strongly suggest authentic Trump authorship. The content is too emotionally raw and strategically incoherent for an aide.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is driven by narcissistic injury from the Jack Smith appointment. The demand to "Fire" Smith, the projection of "mental state of derangement," and the pivot to Biden all reflect classic defensive operations. The phrase "getting Trump" reveals persecutory framing — he sees the legal system as personally targeting him.

The whataboutism pivot to "Biden Crime Family" is opportunistic given the concurrent Biden classified documents story. "Like Bill Barr" — even former allies who didn't sufficiently protect him are devalued.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Attributing "derangement" to Smith while displaying disproportionate rage
- **Splitting**: Smith/Biden = all-bad; Trump = persecuted innocent
- **Displacement**: Redirecting to Biden
- **Denial**: "The Election was RIGGED" — continued refusal to accept 2020 results

### Rhetorical Devices
The closing sequence escalates from grievance to existential threat ("losing our Country") to call to action ("can't let that happen") to slogan. This is a standard stochastic terrorism escalation pattern: identify target (Smith), articulate grievance (unfairness), imply stakes (country lost), suggest action needed.

### Danger Assessment
"Fire a man who may very well turn out to be a criminal" — framing a federal prosecutor as a criminal is eliminationist rhetoric applied to rule of law. Combined with "what must be done" language, this post contains elevated danger indicators.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Election was RIGGED" | **False** | No credible evidence of systematic fraud sufficient to change 2020 election outcome. Over 60 court cases rejected. DOJ, DHS, and state officials confirmed election integrity. |
| "Jack Smith's wife is a serial and open Trump Hater" | **Mostly True** | Smith's wife Katy Chevigny produced a Michelle Obama documentary and made a small donation to Biden's campaign. 'Serial hater' is hyperbolic characterization of political leanings. |
| "Biden Crime Family" | **Mostly False** | No criminal charges or convictions against Biden family members at this time. Hunter Biden under investigation but no 'crime family' designation supported by evidence. |

Overall Veracity: 33%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness multi-page format
- ALL CAPS emphasis
- Personal emotional attacks
- Impulsive pivots between targets
- Morning posting time consistent with authentic pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

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

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Jack Smith, Biden, Bill Barr, US Attorneys
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Multi-page posting burst
- Rapid topic shifts
- Grandiose framing of stakes

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 30%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared victimhood framing
- us-vs-them mobilization
- existential threat narrative

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

**Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Detected**

### Indicators

- Names specific federal official as potential criminal
- Demands firing of investigator
- Frames legal investigation as existential national threat
- Implies urgent action needed ('can't let that happen')
- 'what must be done' language suggesting extralegal action

### Gaslighting

- Framing legitimate investigation as persecution
- Reframing prosecutor as the criminal
- Continued assertion of rigged election against all evidence
- DARVO: positioning himself as victim while attacking investigators

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> The Election was RIGGED

**FALSE**

No credible evidence of systematic fraud sufficient to change 2020 election outcome. Over 60 court cases rejected. DOJ, DHS, and state officials confirmed election integrity.

Sources: CISA joint statement Nov 2020; DOJ Barr statement Dec 2020

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

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Smith's wife Katy Chevigny produced a Michelle Obama documentary and made a small donation to Biden's campaign. 'Serial hater' is hyperbolic characterization of political leanings.

> Biden Crime Family

**MOSTLY FALSE**

No criminal charges or convictions against Biden family members at this time. Hunter Biden under investigation but no 'crime family' designation supported by evidence.

Overall Veracity: 33%

## Tags

- jack-smith (90%)
- election-denial (70%)
- legal-threat-response (90%)
- biden-whataboutism (60%)
- stochastic-terrorism (50%)

## 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 3. Fire a man who may very well turn out to... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109676548292409151
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Page 3. Fire a man who may very well turn out to be a..." Truth Social, 12 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109676548292409151. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Page 3. Fire a man who may very well turn out to be a...," Truth Social, January 12, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109676548292409151.

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