# Post ts_110700815543746376

- Post ID: `ts_110700815543746376`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-07-12T11:13:13.430Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110700815543746376/analysis
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## Post text

> Page 2: The Carroll civil case against me is a Miscarriage of Justice and a total Scam. The trial was very unfair, with the other side being able to do and present virtually anything they wanted, and our side being largely and wrongfully shut down by an absolutely hostile, biased, and out of control judge. My lawyers, due to their respect for the Office of the President and the incredulity of the case, did not want me to testify, or even be at the trial…..

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.406Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T06:13:50.946Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This "Page 2" post represents a sustained narcissistic injury response to the May 2023 Carroll verdict (sexual abuse liability, $5M damages). The psychological architecture is clinically consistent: denial of outcome legitimacy, projection of asymmetric power dynamics onto actual proceedings, rationalization of non-participation as principled abstention, and wholesale devaluation of the presiding judge. A notable semantic paraphasia — "incredulity of the case" (likely intended: "absurdity") — is documentable as a mild word-retrieval substitution warranting longitudinal tracking. The invocation of "the Office of the President" as grounds for non-participation is a face-saving confabulation: the office carries no procedural weight in civil litigation and was not cited contemporaneously as a reason for non-appearance. The DARVO structure (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) is cleanly executed, converting a personal legal defeat into a collective persecution narrative via the phrase "our side." Narcissistic state is mixed — grandiose identity assertions ("Office of the President") co-exist with explicit victimhood framing ("largely and wrongfully shut down") — consistent with post-defeat oscillation. Posted at 7:13 AM local time, authentic authorship is strongly indicated. No danger indicators present.

# Psychological Analysis: ts_110700815543746376 (2023-07-12)

## Authorship Attribution
**Verdict: High probability authentic Trump (0.87)**

Posted at 7:13 AM EDT — consistent with his documented early-morning posting pattern. The "Page 2" serial format, trailing five-dot ellipsis, and the malapropism "incredulity of the case" (an unedited word-retrieval substitution) are not consistent with aide-drafted content. No professional communications staff would allow "incredulity" as a property of a legal case, nor would they leave the formulation unresolved.

## Psychological State & Trigger
This post is a protracted narcissistic injury response to the May 2023 Carroll verdict, in which a federal jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation, awarding $5 million in damages. The injury operates on multiple registers: legal defeat, reputational damage (sexual misconduct finding), and loss of control over a public narrative he cannot counter effectively.

The narcissistic state is **mixed**: grandiose elements (invoking "the Office of the President" as moral authority) co-exist with vulnerable ones ("our side being largely and wrongfully shut down"). This oscillation between grandiosity and victimhood is characteristic of the post-defeat pattern in high-narcissism individuals — the self cannot sustain pure victimhood without reasserting dominance, and vice versa.

## Defense Mechanisms
Four mechanisms are active simultaneously, forming a layered defensive structure:

1. **Denial (pathological):** The verdict is a "Miscarriage of Justice" and a "total Scam" — wholesale refusal to accept the legitimacy of a jury's finding in a federal proceeding.

2. **Projection (immature):** The claim that "the other side" could "do and present virtually anything they wanted" while "our side" was "shut down" projects an asymmetric power dynamic consistent with how Trump *wishes* power to operate (his side unchallengeable, opponents constrained) onto the actual proceedings, inverting reality.

3. **Rationalization (neurotic):** The explanation that lawyers counseled against testifying out of "respect for the Office of the President and the incredulity of the case" converts a litigation risk calculation (testifying under oath would have exposed him to devastating cross-examination) into a principled, even noble restraint. This is face-saving confabulation of motive.

4. **Devaluation (immature):** "absolutely hostile, biased, and out of control judge" — Judge Lewis Kaplan is reduced from a federal jurist to a partisan actor, eliminating the legitimacy of any ruling he could produce.

## Rhetorical Architecture
The dominant technique is **judicial delegitimization** — a preemptive rhetorical strategy that insulates against future adverse rulings by systematically destroying the credibility of the adjudicating institution before any appeal or further proceeding. The DARVO structure (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) is cleanly executed: Trump was found liable → he denies the legitimacy of the proceeding → attacks the judge → repositions himself as the victim of institutional bias.

The phrase "our side" is rhetorically significant: it converts a private civil case into a collective struggle, recruiting his audience as co-plaintiffs in a shared persecution narrative. This transforms passive followers into emotionally invested stakeholders.

## Cognitive Markers
One documentable marker: **"incredulity of the case"** constitutes a mild semantic paraphasia or malapropism. "Incredulity" denotes a psychological state of an observer (disbelief), not a property of a legal case. The intended meaning was likely "absurdity" or "the incredible nature of the case." This is consistent with Trump's documented pattern of approximate word usage but warrants longitudinal tracking as a potential indicator of word-retrieval variation.

## Narrative Identity (McAdams Level 3)
The post embodies a **contamination sequence**: a position of honor (the presidency, the "Office") has been befouled by a corrupt legal system acting in bad faith. The protagonist role is **wrongfully persecuted president** — a figure whose dignity is too great to engage with proceedings too debased to deserve it. This is a face-saving narrative construction that converts non-participation (a legal strategy) into noble abstention from a rigged game.

## Danger Assessment
**Level: None.** No eliminationist language, dehumanization, or stochastic terrorism indicators. This is a grievance post directed at an institution (the judiciary), not at individuals in a way that could catalyze third-party violence.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The trial was very unfair, with the other side being able to do and present virtually anything they wanted" | **Mostly False** | Both sides were subject to identical Federal Rules of Evidence in Judge Kaplan's courtroom. Trump's legal team made strategic choices including not calling witnesses and the client's own non-appearance. |
| "Our side [was] largely and wrongfully shut down by an absolutely hostile, biased, and out of control judge" | **Mostly False** | The defense team's limited presentation was largely a strategic choice. Judge Kaplan's rulings were procedurally documented and subject to appellate review. The 'hostile/biased' characterization is an opinion without documented procedural basis. |
| "My lawyers did not want me to testify" | **Mostly True** | Reports at the time indicated Trump's legal team advised against his appearance, as testifying under oath would expose him to cross-examination on the underlying allegations and other civil and criminal matters. |

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 'Page 2' serial posting format is distinctly authentic Trump
- 7:13 AM EDT (early morning in his local timezone) fits his documented early-posting pattern
- Trailing ellipsis '…..' is a signature Trump stylistic tic
- Malapropism 'incredulity of the case' (should be 'absurdity' or 'incredible nature') is consistent with unedited authentic voice
- Stream-of-consciousness legal grievance without professional polish

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (E. Jean Carroll civil verdict (May 2023, $5M liability finding))

**Rage:** Intensity 62% targeting Judge Lewis Kaplan and the Carroll legal proceedings
- Proportionality: 25%

Sentiment: -0.72

Baseline Deviation: slight

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 78%
- Antisocial: 52%
- Paranoid: 71%
- Sadism: 18%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 42%

Cognitive Markers:
- semantic paraphasia

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- framing followers as co-plaintiffs ('our side')
- invocation of presidential identity as moral authority
- shared persecution narrative drawing audience into collective grievance

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Characterizes a jury verdict in a federal proceeding as a 'total Scam,' attacking the reality of the outcome rather than its legal merits
- Claims 'our side' was 'shut down' when the defense team made active strategic choices including client non-appearance
- Reframes a litigation risk calculation (not testifying to avoid cross-examination) as deference to presidential dignity
- Labels the judge 'out of control' to preemptively discredit any future adverse rulings

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> The trial was very unfair, with the other side being able to do and present virtually anything they wanted

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Both sides were subject to identical Federal Rules of Evidence in Judge Kaplan's courtroom. Trump's legal team made strategic choices including not calling witnesses and the client's own non-appearance.

Sources: Federal Rules of Evidence; Carroll v. Trump trial record (SDNY, 2023)

> Our side [was] largely and wrongfully shut down by an absolutely hostile, biased, and out of control judge

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The defense team's limited presentation was largely a strategic choice. Judge Kaplan's rulings were procedurally documented and subject to appellate review. The 'hostile/biased' characterization is an opinion without documented procedural basis.

Sources: Carroll v. Trump trial record

> My lawyers did not want me to testify

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Reports at the time indicated Trump's legal team advised against his appearance, as testifying under oath would expose him to cross-examination on the underlying allegations and other civil and criminal matters.

Sources: contemporaneous reporting on Carroll v. Trump defense strategy

Overall Veracity: 40%

## Tags

- judicial_delegitimization (92%)
- narcissistic_injury_response (88%)
- DARVO (85%)
- Carroll_case (95%)
- denial_of_verdict (82%)
- semantic_paraphasia (45%)
- collective_grievance_recruitment (71%)
- presidential_identity_invocation (68%)

## That day

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

**Sleepless at Bedminster: Midnight Christie Rage Spirals Into Dawn-Break Carroll Grievance Marathon**

Trump spent the night awake at Bedminster attacking rivals and institutions across two legal fronts, posting from 9 PM through nearly 2 AM and then resuming before sunrise. The evening started with routine poll boasting and link shares before a Chris Christie Fox News appearance triggered a midnight rage sequence that escalated into a broad attack on the DOJ and FBI. After what appears to be less than five hours of sleep, he launched a three-part morning grievance series relitigating the E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict. The day's mood was dominated by legal siege mentality, with anger building steadily from mild annoyance to sustained fury.

Full digest for 2023-07-12: https://trump.fm/date/2023-07-12/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, July 12). Page 2: The Carroll civil case against me is a... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110700815543746376
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Page 2: The Carroll civil case against me is a Miscarriage..." Truth Social, 12 Jul. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110700815543746376. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Page 2: The Carroll civil case against me is a Miscarriage...," Truth Social, July 12, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110700815543746376.

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