# Post ts_109677461139498199

- Post ID: `ts_109677461139498199`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-12T17:40:44.436Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109677461139498199
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109677461139498199/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109677461139498199.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Merrick Garland has to immediately end Special Counsel investigation into anything related to me because I did everything right, and appoint a Special Counsel to investigate Joe Biden who hates Biden as much as Jack Smith hates me.

## Engagement

- Likes: 32,648
- Reposts: 8,477
- Replies: 2,244
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.424Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:45:41.005Z (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 for its transparent projection: Trump explicitly demands a prosecutor "who hates Biden as much as Jack Smith hates me," inadvertently revealing his mental model of prosecution as personal vendetta while simultaneously complaining about being victimized by exactly that. The post exhibits classic DARVO — denying wrongdoing ("I did everything right"), attacking the investigators (Smith as hate-driven), and reversing victim/offender roles. The single run-on sentence structure suggests impulsive, emotionally-driven composition. The demand for Garland to "immediately" comply reflects grandiose entitlement — treating the Attorney General as a subordinate. This post is part of a sustained same-day campaign (Pages 1-3 plus this) to delegitimize the Special Counsel, capitalizing on the Biden classified documents parallel to argue for symmetrical investigation. The timing aligns with the January 12 appointment of Special Counsel Robert Hur to investigate Biden, providing Trump perceived validation. The elevated danger rating reflects the cumulative effect of delegitimizing federal law enforcement institutions and normalizing retaliatory prosecution as governance.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109677461139498199

### Context
Posted January 12, 2023 at 12:40 PM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). This is one in a series of posts that day attacking Jack Smith and demanding investigation of Biden. The Biden classified documents scandal had just broken, providing Trump a "whataboutism" opportunity.

### Authorship
Business hours, but the stream-of-consciousness run-on sentence structure, lack of polish, and the revealing phrase "who hates Biden as much as Jack Smith hates me" strongly suggest authentic Trump. An aide would never construct that phrase — it inadvertently admits the desired outcome is persecution rather than justice.

### Key Psychological Features
The post is remarkable for its transparent projection. Trump demands a Special Counsel "who hates Biden as much as Jack Smith hates me" — explicitly calling for weaponized prosecution while simultaneously complaining about weaponized prosecution. This is textbook projection with zero self-awareness.

The demand structure ("has to immediately") reflects entitled command, treating the AG as a subordinate who should obey. The self-exoneration ("I did everything right") is absolute denial with no nuance.

### Rhetorical Note
The single-sentence construction creates a false equivalence between his case and Biden's, while the emotional logic (hate-based prosecution is acceptable if directed at opponents) reveals the underlying framework: law as instrument of personal power.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "I did everything right" | **False** | Trump was under investigation for retention of classified documents and obstruction; he was later indicted on 37 federal counts in June 2023. |
| "Jack Smith hates me" | **Unverifiable** | No public evidence of personal animus; Smith was appointed as Special Counsel following standard DOJ procedures. |

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness single sentence
- Revealing unpolished phrase about hatred
- Business hours but stylistically authentic
- No formatting or structure

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Merrick Garland, Jack Smith, Joe Biden
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid-fire posting (multiple posts same day)
- Grandiose demands
- Pressured quality to writing

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 30%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Positioning audience as witnesses to injustice
- Modeling retaliatory thinking as normal

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Demand to end legitimate investigation into self
- Call for retaliatory prosecution of political opponent
- Part of sustained campaign to delegitimize DOJ

### Gaslighting

- Framing legitimate investigation as hate-driven persecution
- Claiming 'I did everything right' despite documented evidence to contrary
- Reframing weaponized prosecution demand as fairness

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> I did everything right

**FALSE**

Trump was under investigation for retention of classified documents and obstruction; he was later indicted on 37 federal counts in June 2023.

Sources: DOJ indictment June 2023

> Jack Smith hates me

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No public evidence of personal animus; Smith was appointed as Special Counsel following standard DOJ procedures.

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Tags

- projection (90%)
- DARVO (85%)
- special_counsel (80%)
- whataboutism (80%)
- retaliatory_prosecution (75%)
- biden_documents (70%)

## 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). Merrick Garland has to immediately end Special... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109677461139498199
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Merrick Garland has to immediately end Special Counsel..." Truth Social, 12 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109677461139498199. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Merrick Garland has to immediately end Special Counsel...," Truth Social, January 12, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109677461139498199.

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