Analysis: Cohen should be prosecuted for lying and all of the tumult a...

3y ago Mar 23, 2023 at 3:20 AM

Cohen should be prosecuted for lying and all of the tumult and cost he put the D.A.’s Office through. Also, the case against “Trump” should be dropped immediately, prior to a finding of Prosecutorial Misconduct.

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-20. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Vulnerable

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

60%

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

11:20 PM local time posting
Reactive emotional content
Scare quotes around own name as rhetorical device
Combative tone without polished formatting

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Vulnerable State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Manhattan DA investigation / potential indictment)

Rage: Intensity 60% targeting Michael Cohen and Manhattan DA

Proportionality

40%

Sentiment

-0.70

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

60%

Antisocial

40%

Paranoid

50%

Sadism

20%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectiondenialrationalization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

50%

Parasocial Techniques:

framing self as persecuteddelegitimizing legal process

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Reversal of victim/offender roles
Framing legitimate prosecution as misconduct
Delegitimizing legal proceedings as persecution

Reality Distortions:

Implies Cohen alone is responsible for conduct under investigation
Presupposes prosecutorial misconduct without evidence

Fact Checks (2)

"Cohen put the DA's Office through tumult and cost"

Half True

Cohen's testimony was central to the investigation and his credibility was contested, but the investigation was the DA's own initiative, not something Cohen 'put them through'

"Prosecutorial Misconduct exists in this case"

Mostly False

No finding of prosecutorial misconduct was made. Trump's legal team raised various objections but this framing presupposes a conclusion not supported by proceedings.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Post ts_110070440742813775

Context

Posted at 11:20 PM ET (Mar-a-Lago local time) on March 22, 2023, during the period of intense anticipation of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's potential indictment over the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Robert Costello had just testified to the grand jury that day at the Trump team's request.

Authorship

Late-night posting (11:20 PM ET), reactive emotional content, use of quotation marks around his own name as a distancing/indignation device, and the aggressive tone all point to authentic Trump. The syntax is relatively coherent but the logic is characteristically combative rather than polished.

Psychological State

This post is driven by narcissistic injury from the ongoing criminal investigation. Trump employs a classic DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) sequence: Cohen is the real criminal, Trump is the victim, and the DA is the one committing misconduct. The scare quotes around "Trump" suggest both indignation and a distancing mechanism—as if the very idea of prosecuting him is absurd.

Defense Mechanisms

Projection: Cohen should be prosecuted for lying (Trump himself faces charges related to falsified records)
Denial: Frames the case as having no merit, demanding dismissal
Rationalization: Invokes "Prosecutorial Misconduct" as justification for dismissal without substantiating it

Rhetorical Techniques

The post follows a two-part structure: (1) attack the witness, (2) demand case dismissal. The phrase "prior to a finding of Prosecutorial Misconduct" is a veiled threat—implying the DA will be found guilty of misconduct if they proceed, functioning as both intimidation and preemptive framing.

Longitudinal Note

This continues the pattern from hours earlier (the Cohen lawyer/FEC letter post) of attacking Cohen's credibility and demanding case dismissal. The escalation from citing exculpatory evidence to demanding prosecution of the witness and threatening the DA with misconduct findings shows intensifying defensive posture across the evening.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Cohen put the DA's Office through tumult and cost"	Half True	Cohen's testimony was central to the investigation and his credibility was contested, but the investigation was the DA's own initiative, not something Cohen 'put them through'
"Prosecutorial Misconduct exists in this case"	Mostly False	No finding of prosecutorial misconduct was made. Trump's legal team raised various objections but this framing presupposes a conclusion not supported by proceedings.

Overall Veracity: 35%