# Post ts_109784309642692204

- Post ID: `ts_109784309642692204`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-31T14:33:43.216Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109784309642692204
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109784309642692204/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109784309642692204.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> If the District Attorney of Manhattan would spend half as much time trying to solve the Murder and Violent Crime epidemic that is taking place in our once great City, as he does in perpetuating the greatest Witch Hunt of all time, at the behest of the Department of Injustice (D.C.), New York would be a much safer place to live, and perhaps people would stop leaving in RECORD NUMBERS!

## Engagement

- Likes: 19,691
- Reposts: 4,969
- Replies: 625
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T02:03:04.179Z (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: Post ts_109784309642692204

### Context
This post attacks Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg over the hush money investigation, deflecting to crime statistics. Posted 9:33 AM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago, so local time ~9:33 AM). This is part of a cluster of posts on Jan 31 all addressing legal threats — Woodward lawsuit, Stormy Daniels statute of limitations, Georgia phone call defense.

### Authorship
The post has mixed signals. Business-hours timing and relatively coherent structure suggest possible aide involvement, but the rhetorical style — "Department of Injustice," "Witch Hunt," "RECORD NUMBERS" — is classic Trump vocabulary. The run-on sentence structure and emotional escalation point toward authentic composition, possibly dictated.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is a textbook deflection post. Facing grand jury proceedings, Trump redirects attention to crime in Manhattan — a whataboutism that reframes the DA as derelict rather than diligent. The phrase "at the behest of the Department of Injustice" reveals paranoid ideation about coordinated persecution across jurisdictions.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Implies the DA is the one behaving unjustly
- **Displacement**: Redirects from legal jeopardy to general crime
- **Rationalization**: Frames investigation as resource misallocation

### Rhetorical Devices
"Once great City" is nostalgia-as-weapon, implying Democratic governance caused decline. "RECORD NUMBERS" (caps for emphasis, unverified claim) and "greatest Witch Hunt of all time" are signature superlatives.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "People are leaving New York in RECORD NUMBERS" | **Half True** | New York did experience significant population decline during 2020-2022, losing ~500K residents, but the trend was already slowing by early 2023. 'Record' is an overstatement. |
| "Murder and Violent Crime epidemic in Manhattan" | **Mostly False** | NYC murder rates dropped significantly in 2022 compared to 2021. While some crime categories rose post-pandemic, characterizing it as an 'epidemic' under Bragg is misleading. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- Signature phrases: 'Witch Hunt,' 'Department of Injustice'
- Run-on sentence structure typical of Trump dictation
- Business hours posting (9:33 AM ET) suggests possible aide involvement
- ALL CAPS emphasis on 'RECORD NUMBERS'
- Emotional but relatively coherent — could be dictated to aide

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Manhattan DA grand jury investigation)

**Rage:** Intensity 55% targeting Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance about urban crime
- Nostalgia for 'once great City'
- Positioning self as fellow victim of incompetent governance

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes legitimate legal investigation as 'Witch Hunt'
- Delegitimizes DOJ as 'Department of Injustice'
- Implies investigation is baseless and politically motivated

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> People are leaving New York in RECORD NUMBERS

**HALF TRUE**

New York did experience significant population decline during 2020-2022, losing ~500K residents, but the trend was already slowing by early 2023. 'Record' is an overstatement.

Sources: US Census Bureau population estimates 2020-2023

> Murder and Violent Crime epidemic in Manhattan

**MOSTLY FALSE**

NYC murder rates dropped significantly in 2022 compared to 2021. While some crime categories rose post-pandemic, characterizing it as an 'epidemic' under Bragg is misleading.

Sources: NYPD CompStat data 2022-2023

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- legal-defense (90%)
- institutional-delegitimization (80%)
- whataboutism (85%)
- manhattan-da (90%)
- paranoid-conspiracy (60%)

## 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). If the District Attorney of Manhattan would spend... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109784309642692204
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "If the District Attorney of Manhattan would spend half as..." Truth Social, 31 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109784309642692204. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "If the District Attorney of Manhattan would spend half as...," Truth Social, January 31, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109784309642692204.

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