# Post ts_110189025742422746

- Post ID: `ts_110189025742422746`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-04-13T01:58:20.855Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110189025742422746
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110189025742422746/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110189025742422746.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Special “Prosecutor“ Jack Smith is illegally leaking massive amounts of confidential information to the Fake News Media. He and his entire family are known Trump Haters. He should be removed by the corrupt DOJ, at once!

## Engagement

- Likes: 24,619
- Reposts: 6,541
- Replies: 625
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.414Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T04:09:41.900Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

A late-evening authentic Trump post representing an escalating narcissistic injury response to the Jack Smith special counsel investigation. The post's most clinically notable feature is the extension of the "Trump Hater" designation to Smith's entire family — a paranoid amplification that moves beyond professional or institutional criticism into targeting of private individuals. This familial generalization is consistent with paranoid features in Kernberg's malignant narcissism construct and carries a real-world targeting function for the base. Defense mechanisms are classical: projection (accusing Smith of illegal leaking while Trump faces document charges), DARVO (reversal of victim and offender), and devaluation (scare quotes, "corrupt DOJ"). The grandiose entitlement register — demanding removal "at once!" — coexists with the vulnerable persecution narrative, producing the mixed narcissistic state characteristic of escalating legal threat. Danger rating is elevated not due to violent imagery (absent) but because publicly naming a federal prosecutor's family as ideological enemies creates conditions for harassment of private citizens. Rhetorical structure is practiced and efficient. No cognitive deviation from Trump's 2023 baseline detected. The post sits at the apex of a five-post same-day narrative arc coordinating whataboutism (Biden equivalence), delegitimization (raid illegality), and personal attack — consistent with RAND Firehose volume-and-repetition dynamics.

# Psychological Analysis: ts_110189025742422746

## Authorship
**High confidence authentic Trump.** Posted at 9:58 PM EDT on April 12 (UTC April 13), within the established late-evening authentic window. Stylistic fingerprint is dense: scare quotes around "Prosecutor," imperative demands with "at once!," attack extension to family members, and emotionally reactive rhythm. No aide markers (event announcements, polished grammar, scheduling language, third-person self-reference) are present.

## Trigger & Narcissistic State
The Jack Smith investigation functions as a sustained narcissistic injury — not merely criticism but existential exposure threatening Trump's self-concept of immunity and dominance. The post oscillates between **vulnerable state** (persecuted by a hating family/institution) and **grandiose state** (entitled to demand the prosecutor's removal by fiat). This mixed-state presentation is consistent with Kernberg's description of unstable narcissistic equilibrium under escalating threat.

## Defense Mechanisms
**Projection** is the load-bearing defense: accusing Smith of "illegally leaking massive amounts of confidential information" mirrors Trump's own documented situation with classified documents. The investigator absorbs the accusation the subject fears for himself. **Denial** is embedded implicitly — no engagement with any substantive charge, only delegitimization of the investigator's standing. **DARVO** (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) is the macro-structure of the post: deny wrongdoing, attack Smith personally, reverse so Trump is victim of "corrupt DOJ."

## Paranoid Amplification — Family Targeting
The most clinically notable element is the extension of "known Trump Haters" to Smith's **entire family**. This exceeds professional or political criticism and enters paranoid territory: the threat must be total, familial, and conspiratorial rather than institutional. It also carries a targeting function — publicly characterizing private individuals as ideological enemies serves to direct the base's hostility toward them. This is the primary basis for the **elevated danger rating**.

## Rhetorical Architecture
Scare quotes delegitimize Smith's role without argument. "Fake News Media" and "corrupt DOJ" are epistemic closure devices activating pre-existing priors. The imperative "at once!" performs the register of command — reinforcing a self-image as one who should be obeyed rather than prosecuted. The post is one of approximately five on the same day attacking Smith and the investigation, consistent with RAND Firehose volume tactics.

## Longitudinal Context
The day's posting cluster (retweeting Hannity, Posobiec; posting on Biden/documents; posting on Mar-a-Lago raid) shows coordinated narrative scaffolding: establish Biden equivalence → establish raid illegality → attack Smith personally. This post is the apex of that arc. No deviation from his established 2023 baseline; the pattern is consistent and stable in its intensity.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Jack Smith is illegally leaking massive amounts of confidential information to the Fake News Media" | **Mostly False** | No documented evidence of illegal leaking by Smith at time of posting. Standard prosecutorial processes and legally sanctioned communications do not constitute illegal leaking. The claim conflates normal investigative activity with criminal conduct without supporting specifics. |
| "He and his entire family are known Trump Haters" | **Unverifiable** | No public record cited. Extension to 'entire family' is an unsupported claim about private individuals. Functions rhetorically as targeting rather than factual assertion. |
| "He should be removed by the corrupt DOJ" | **Unverifiable** | Normative/opinion claim. The premise that DOJ is 'corrupt' is asserted without evidence and contradicts institutional independence of special counsel structure. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 87%)

### Indicators

- Posted at 9:58 PM EDT (UTC-4) on April 12 — within authentic late-evening window
- Scare quotes around 'Prosecutor' — signature Trump delegitimization device
- Attack extended to subject's entire family — impulsive escalation beyond strategic communication
- Exclamatory demand ('at once!') — characteristic impatience register
- Unpolished, emotionally reactive sentence rhythm

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jack Smith special counsel investigation)

**Rage:** Intensity 74% targeting Jack Smith / DOJ / investigative apparatus
- Proportionality: 12%

Sentiment: -0.82

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 85%
- Antisocial: 65%
- Paranoid: 78%
- Sadism: 42%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)
- devaluation (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 34%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared persecution framing ('he hates us, not just me')
- Validation-seeking via outrage invitation
- Epistemic in-group construction — only those who accept 'corrupt DOJ' framing belong

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Publicly characterizes federal prosecutor's entire family as ideological enemies ('known Trump Haters') — targeting private individuals for base hostility
- Demands removal of law enforcement officer overseeing investigation into subject — delegitimization of legal process
- Accumulation effect: one of ~5 posts on same day targeting Smith, creating sustained targeting signal
- No violent imagery but targeting function is operative — base directed toward named private individuals

### Gaslighting

- Asserts Smith is 'illegally leaking' without evidence — reframes normal prosecutorial activity as criminality
- 'Corrupt DOJ' characterization inverts the institutional reality of who is under investigation
- Implicit denial of any wrongdoing achieved entirely through attacking investigator's character — reality of charges never engaged

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Jack Smith is illegally leaking massive amounts of confidential information to the Fake News Media

**MOSTLY FALSE**

No documented evidence of illegal leaking by Smith at time of posting. Standard prosecutorial processes and legally sanctioned communications do not constitute illegal leaking. The claim conflates normal investigative activity with criminal conduct without supporting specifics.

Sources: General knowledge of DOJ special counsel procedures; No contemporary reporting corroborating illegal leak claims

> He and his entire family are known Trump Haters

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No public record cited. Extension to 'entire family' is an unsupported claim about private individuals. Functions rhetorically as targeting rather than factual assertion.

> He should be removed by the corrupt DOJ

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Normative/opinion claim. The premise that DOJ is 'corrupt' is asserted without evidence and contradicts institutional independence of special counsel structure.

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- narcissistic_injury_response (92%)
- family_targeting (88%)
- projection (85%)
- DARVO (83%)
- paranoid_amplification (79%)
- jack_smith (95%)
- delegitimization_of_legal_process (82%)
- epistemic_closure (75%)
- firehose_volume (70%)
- authentic_trump (87%)

## That day

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

**Pre-Deposition Rage Spiral: 16-Post Barrage Builds From Grievance to Apocalyptic Mobilization**

Trump spent the evening before a compelled civil fraud deposition in a sustained posting frenzy, firing off grievance after grievance about the special counsel, the attorney general, and the broader justice system. The mood escalated sharply over four hours, building from general persecution complaints to apocalyptic declarations that the country is "DEAD" and a call that "WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE." He flew from Florida to Manhattan overnight, posting past midnight with increasingly personal attacks on AG Letitia James, including a racially charged nickname. By afternoon, the raw fury gave way to a single polished video statement -- likely aide-produced -- reframing the day's forced legal submission as proof of a weaponized justice system.

Full digest for 2023-04-13: https://trump.fm/date/2023-04-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, April 13). Special “Prosecutor“ Jack Smith is illegally... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110189025742422746
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Special “Prosecutor“ Jack Smith is illegally leaking..." Truth Social, 13 Apr. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110189025742422746. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Special “Prosecutor“ Jack Smith is illegally leaking...," Truth Social, April 13, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110189025742422746.

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