# Post ts_109781379069297669

- Post ID: `ts_109781379069297669`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-31T02:08:26.207Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109781379069297669
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109781379069297669/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109781379069297669.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I am continuing my fight against the corrupt, dishonest, and deranged Fake News Media by filing this lawsuit against a man whose image is far different from the fact, Bob Woodward, his publisher Simon & Schuster, and their parent company, Paramount Global, for misappropriating, manipulating, and wrongfully profiting from my Voice….

## Engagement

- Likes: 29,352
- Reposts: 6,870
- Replies: 1,035
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T02:04:18.964Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: Woodward Lawsuit Announcement (2023-01-31)

This post announces a lawsuit against Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster, and Paramount Global over alleged misuse of recorded interviews. It's the first part of a two-part post (the continuation appears in the next post about "doctoring tapes").

### Authorship
Posted at 02:08 UTC. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago (EST = 9:08 PM). Evening timing is consistent with authentic posting, but the relatively polished legal language and structured sentence suggests possible legal team input or at minimum a prepared statement. The phrase "misappropriating, manipulating, and wrongfully profiting from my Voice" reads like legal complaint language. Mixed attribution: likely Trump-directed content with legal team phrasing.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post frames a legal action as part of a heroic "fight" narrative — not merely a business dispute but a moral crusade against "corrupt, dishonest, and deranged" media. The triple-adjective construction is classic Trump rhetorical escalation. The lawsuit itself functions as narcissistic supply: it reasserts control over his voice/image and positions him as actively fighting back rather than passively enduring.

The phrase "whose image is far different from the fact" about Woodward is projection-adjacent — Trump frequently cultivates a public image divergent from documented behavior, and here accuses Woodward of the same.

### Context
This comes amid the Manhattan grand jury investigation — filing an offensive lawsuit while under legal scrutiny is a classic counterattack strategy, shifting the narrative from defendant to plaintiff.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Woodward misappropriated his voice recordings" | **Mostly False** | Trump voluntarily participated in 18 recorded interviews for Woodward's books. The lawsuit claimed recordings were only authorized for written accuracy, but no such restriction was publicly documented in standard journalist practice. |
| "Over 80,000,000 watched his NH/SC visit on social media" | **Unverifiable** | This claim appears in a companion post. 'Watched' likely conflates impressions/reach with actual viewership. The number is implausibly high for social media engagement of campaign events. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 45%)

### Indicators

- Legal terminology ('misappropriating, manipulating, wrongfully profiting')
- 9:08 PM EST — evening but not late night
- Structured sentence with legal precision unusual for unassisted Trump
- Triple-adjective opener ('corrupt, dishonest, deranged') is signature Trump
- Ellipsis at end indicates multi-part post, common in authentic posting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Bob Woodward's recordings/book portraying Trump unfavorably)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster, Paramount Global
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- acting out (immature)
- splitting (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Framing personal legal dispute as audience's fight too ('my fight')
- Positioning self as champion against shared enemy

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Woodward misappropriated his voice recordings

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump voluntarily participated in 18 recorded interviews for Woodward's books. The lawsuit claimed recordings were only authorized for written accuracy, but no such restriction was publicly documented in standard journalist practice.

Sources: Public reporting on Trump v. Woodward lawsuit

> Over 80,000,000 watched his NH/SC visit on social media

**UNVERIFIABLE**

This claim appears in a companion post. 'Watched' likely conflates impressions/reach with actual viewership. The number is implausibly high for social media engagement of campaign events.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- lawsuit (90%)
- media_attack (80%)
- fighter_identity (70%)
- legal_counteroffensive (70%)

## That day

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

**Legal Siege Mentality: Five-Post Barrage on Stormy Daniels Grand Jury Reveals Genuine Anxiety Beneath Combative Surface**

Trump spent most of the day consumed by his mounting legal problems, firing off a sustained barrage of posts defending himself against the Manhattan grand jury investigation into the Stormy Daniels hush money case, the Georgia election call probe, and a lawsuit against Bob Woodward. The mood started with a brief burst of self-congratulation over weekend rally numbers, then spiraled into an increasingly agitated legal defense that peaked around midday with broad attacks on all Democratic prosecutors and an implicit call for his supporters to act. The afternoon brought a noticeable shift as he pivoted to gleeful commentary on media layoffs at the Washington Post and CNN's downsizing -- a transparent attempt to change the subject and reclaim a sense of dominance after hours of visible anxiety.

Full digest for 2023-01-31: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 31). I am continuing my fight against the corrupt,... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109781379069297669
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I am continuing my fight against the corrupt, dishonest,..." Truth Social, 31 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109781379069297669. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I am continuing my fight against the corrupt, dishonest,...," Truth Social, January 31, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109781379069297669.

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