# Post ts_109688402102194910

- Post ID: `ts_109688402102194910`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-14T16:03:10.287Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Page 2: Since then it has been open season on lawyers, their files, & their lives. They are attacked by the Radical Left Thugs at a level never seen before in our Country. Look at what they have done to Rudy Giuliani, who turned out to be right about so much, including the Laptop From Hell. So many others, also, all to try and “Get Trump," due simply to Trump Derangement Syndrome. These Marxist Maniacs are improperly pushing City & State Prosecutors to do what they failed to do in Washington….

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:45:17.982Z (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 Trump's persecution narrative at its most developed, combining paranoid framing, dehumanizing language toward prosecutors, and solidarity signaling to embattled allies. The "open season" hunting metaphor applied to lawyers working with Trump, combined with "Marxist Maniacs" labeling of prosecutors, represents elevated-concern rhetoric that delegitimizes legal institutions. The DARVO pattern is clear: investigators become attackers, legal subjects become victims. Giuliani's legal troubles are reframed as vindication rather than consequence. The post is part of a sustained multi-page output on January 14, 2023, coinciding with the Biden classified documents parallel — which Trump exploits to frame differential treatment. Paranoid features are prominent, with coordinated conspiracy framing ("all to try and 'Get Trump'") and pathologizing of opposition ("Trump Derangement Syndrome"). The preemptive mention of "City & State Prosecutors" likely references the emerging Georgia investigation, attempting to delegitimize it before indictment. Clinically, the vulnerable narcissistic state with paranoid overlay and immature defenses (projection, splitting) is consistent with baseline patterns under legal threat, showing no significant deviation but maintaining concerning dehumanization of legal actors.

## Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post ts_109688402102194910

### Context
This is Page 2 of a multi-page post continuing Trump's narrative about the persecution of lawyers who represent him. Written January 14, 2023, during the period when Biden's classified documents scandal created a parallel to Trump's own legal exposure. The post specifically names Rudy Giuliani and references the "Laptop From Hell" (Hunter Biden's laptop).

### Authorship
Posted at 11:03 AM ET (Trump at Mar-a-Lago in January). Business hours, but the stream-of-consciousness style, emotional intensity, characteristic epithets ("Radical Left Thugs," "Marxist Maniacs"), and ampersand usage are quintessential Trump. This is part of a multi-page rant — aides rarely produce these extended grievance chains.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is driven by narcissistic injury from ongoing legal investigations. The core defense is **projection** — attributing aggression ("open season," "attacked") to prosecutors while framing his side as victims. **Paranoid features** are prominent: a coordinated conspiracy ("all to try and 'Get Trump'") driven by pathology in others ("Trump Derangement Syndrome").

The Giuliani reference serves dual purpose: solidarity signaling to an ally under legal pressure, and retroactive vindication ("turned out to be right"). This is **rationalization** — reframing legal accountability as persecution validates both Trump and his associates.

### Rhetorical Techniques
"Marxist Maniacs" and "Radical Left Thugs" are **dehumanizing labels** that frame legal proceedings as political violence. "Open season" is hunting metaphor — portraying lawyers as prey. The phrase "improperly pushing City & State Prosecutors" previews the Georgia indictment threat and attempts to delegitimize it preemptively.

### Danger Assessment
"Open season" language and "Marxist Maniacs" dehumanization directed at prosecutors constitutes elevated-level rhetoric that could inspire hostility toward legal professionals involved in Trump-related cases.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Giuliani turned out to be right about the Laptop From Hell" | **Half True** | Hunter Biden's laptop was authentic, but Giuliani's broader conspiracy claims about it were largely unsubstantiated. His handling of the material and associated legal actions led to his own legal jeopardy. |
| "Lawyers are being attacked at a level never seen before" | **Mostly False** | Lawyers facing legal consequences for their own conduct (Giuliani disbarment proceedings, etc.) is not unprecedented persecution. Historical parallels exist in Watergate and other political scandals. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness multi-page rant
- Characteristic epithets (Radical Left Thugs, Marxist Maniacs)
- Heavy ampersand usage
- Emotional intensity and grievance focus
- Business hours but stylistically authentic

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Multiple legal investigations (documents case, Georgia probe))

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Prosecutors, FBI, 'Radical Left'
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.80

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Extended multi-page posting spree on same day
- Pressured, run-on quality to writing

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 80%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Victimhood solidarity with audience
- Shared enemy construction
- In-group loyalty signaling via Giuliani defense

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- 'Open season' hunting metaphor targeting lawyers/prosecutors
- 'Marxist Maniacs' dehumanization of legal actors
- Framing legal process as political attack could inspire hostility toward prosecutors

### Gaslighting

- Reframing legal accountability as political persecution
- DARVO pattern: prosecutors investigating potential crimes are cast as attackers
- Pathologizing legitimate legal scrutiny as 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'

**Dehumanizing Language Present**

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Giuliani turned out to be right about the Laptop From Hell

**HALF TRUE**

Hunter Biden's laptop was authentic, but Giuliani's broader conspiracy claims about it were largely unsubstantiated. His handling of the material and associated legal actions led to his own legal jeopardy.

> Lawyers are being attacked at a level never seen before

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Lawyers facing legal consequences for their own conduct (Giuliani disbarment proceedings, etc.) is not unprecedented persecution. Historical parallels exist in Watergate and other political scandals.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- legal-grievance (90%)
- persecution-narrative (85%)
- ally-defense (60%)
- prosecutor-delegitimization (80%)
- biden-documents-comparison (50%)

## That day

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

**Classified Documents Double Standard Consumes the Day as Pre-Dawn Rage Gives Way to Vindication Sharing**

Trump spent nearly the entire day fixated on the classified documents investigation, arguing he was treated unfairly compared to Biden. He started posting before 5 AM with lengthy, angry multi-part threads attacking Jack Smith, the FBI, and the DOJ, building to an all-caps outburst late in the morning. The mood shifted noticeably in the late afternoon when news broke that five more classified documents had been found at Biden's Delaware home — Trump shared the story from four different outlets in rapid succession, seemingly energized by what he saw as vindication. The day ended quietly with a couple of retweets, the storm having passed.

Full digest for 2023-01-14: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 14). Page 2: Since then it has been open season on... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109688402102194910
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Page 2: Since then it has been open season on lawyers,..." Truth Social, 14 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109688402102194910. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Page 2: Since then it has been open season on lawyers,...," Truth Social, January 14, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109688402102194910.

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