# Post ts_110073690314713481

- Post ID: `ts_110073690314713481`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-03-23T17:07:01.841Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073690314713481
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073690314713481/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110073690314713481.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/110056380942226108@marklevinshow: “How many times have they gone after this man, Donald Trump?…Why are they studying his life like they're studying an archaeological site?...Every damn one of these cases is bogus. Just like the Mueller case was bogus, just like the phone call to Ukraine was perfectly fine, two bogus impeachments…I tell you, Bastiat was right. The Law has become an ass, as some people have said, and so the people who are pushing this are asses too, as far as I'm concerned…This is a soft tyranny!”

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110056380942226108 (2023-03-20T15:45:01.780Z (UTC))

> https://rumble.com/v2dz2y6-levin-americans-are-losing-faith-in-the-law-because-of-the-democrat-party.html

## Engagement

- Likes: 13,992
- Reposts: 3,998
- Replies: 738
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.416Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T03:47:39.512Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: RT of Mark Levin Defense (2023-03-23)

This post is a repost/quote of conservative commentator Mark Levin defending Trump against the Manhattan DA investigation. Trump amplifies Levin's argument that all legal cases against him are "bogus" and constitute "soft tyranny."

### Authorship
Posted at 17:07 UTC = ~1:07 PM EDT. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago during this period. Business hours, but the content is a simple RT with no original text — consistent with either Trump or an aide sharing supportive media commentary. The lack of original commentary and clean formatting leans slightly toward aide-assisted, though Trump frequently RTs supportive voices himself.

### Psychological Context
This is one of many posts on 2023-03-23 focused on the Manhattan DA investigation — a coordinated information barrage. The Levin quote serves as externalized validation: rather than Trump defending himself directly, he amplifies an authority figure (conservative legal commentator) making the defense for him. This is a classic narcissistic supply-seeking pattern — curating third-party validation.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Levin's rhetoric (amplified by Trump) employs: enumeration of grievances (Mueller, Ukraine, impeachments), rhetorical questions, appeal to authority (Bastiat), false equivalence (all cases = bogus), and ad hominem ("asses"). The framing of legal accountability as "soft tyranny" is a delegitimization technique.

### Defense Mechanisms
Primary defense is **denial** (all cases bogus) supported by **externalization** via proxy voice. Using Levin as mouthpiece provides plausible distance while delivering the same message.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Mueller case was bogus" | **Mostly False** | Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, 7 guilty pleas/convictions, and documented extensive Russian interference and multiple instances of potential obstruction |
| "The phone call to Ukraine was perfectly fine" | **Mostly False** | Trump was impeached by the House for pressuring Ukraine to investigate Biden. The call memo showed Trump asking Zelensky to 'do us a favor' regarding investigations. Senate acquitted on party-line vote. |
| "Two bogus impeachments" | **Mostly False** | Both impeachments followed formal constitutional processes with documented evidence. Characterizing them as 'bogus' is opinion, not fact. Both resulted in House majority votes for impeachment. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~1 PM ET)
- Clean RT format with no original text
- Part of coordinated daily posting pattern
- Could be either Trump or aide curating supportive content

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

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

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- proxy validation
- grievance cataloguing
- delegitimization of institutions

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Framing legal accountability as 'tyranny' — delegitimizes rule of law
- Part of sustained campaign to preemptively discredit legal proceedings

### Gaslighting

- Claiming Ukraine phone call was 'perfectly fine' despite impeachment for it
- Blanket assertion all cases are 'bogus' without substantive rebuttal

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> The Mueller case was bogus

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, 7 guilty pleas/convictions, and documented extensive Russian interference and multiple instances of potential obstruction

Sources: Mueller Report (2019)

> The phone call to Ukraine was perfectly fine

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Trump was impeached by the House for pressuring Ukraine to investigate Biden. The call memo showed Trump asking Zelensky to 'do us a favor' regarding investigations. Senate acquitted on party-line vote.

Sources: White House call memo (2019); House impeachment proceedings

> Two bogus impeachments

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Both impeachments followed formal constitutional processes with documented evidence. Characterizing them as 'bogus' is opinion, not fact. Both resulted in House majority votes for impeachment.

Sources: Congressional records

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- legal_defense (90%)
- proxy_validation (80%)
- institutional_delegitimization (70%)
- manhattan_da (90%)

## That day

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

**Dehumanization and Mobilization Signals Escalate as Manhattan Indictment Looms**

Trump spent the day in sustained agitation over the approaching Manhattan DA indictment, producing 35 posts — roughly double his normal output. The mood swung between furious all-caps attacks on prosecutors (calling DA Bragg an "animal" and opponents "human scum") and strategic political hits on Ron DeSantis, who had just publicly mocked him over the hush money case. A midday burst of seven article links in ten minutes betrayed frantic behind-the-scenes efforts to build a defense narrative. The most alarming moment came in the afternoon, when Trump combined dehumanizing language with the signal that his supporters "are not going to take it anymore" — echoing his pre-January 6th rhetoric. Throughout it all, he promoted his upcoming Waco rally, chosen as a symbolically loaded venue during the anniversary of the 1993 federal siege.

Full digest for 2023-03-23: https://trump.fm/date/2023-03-23/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, March 23). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073690314713481
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 23 Mar. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073690314713481. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, March 23, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110073690314713481.

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