# Post ts_110788658271856166 - Post ID: `ts_110788658271856166` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-07-27T23:32:47.083Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110788658271856166 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110788658271856166/analysis ## Post text > https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/07/its_time_to_prosecute_the_prosecutors.html ## Engagement - Likes: 10,609 - Reposts: 3,370 - Replies: 513 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.404Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T06:41:18.756Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary Posted on the day Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment adding three obstruction felonies (total: 40 counts), this zero-word URL share is a textbook DARVO response to acute narcissistic injury. By amplifying an article calling for prosecution of named prosecutors (Smith, Garland, Willis, Bragg) with dehumanizing language, Trump endorses a complete inversion of the legal frame — turning the accused into the accuser — while maintaining plausible deniability. Defense mechanisms operating in concert include denial, projection, and splitting at pathological-to-immature levels. The surrogate amplification technique is rhetorically sophisticated: all inflammatory content is attributed to the article; Trump contributes only his audience and implicit endorsement. The post meets the structural criteria for stochastic terrorism — named targets with documented threat histories, dehumanizing characterization, grievance articulation, and call to action — delivered to millions of followers at peak emotional activation. Authorship is likely aide-facilitated given the clean format and evening timestamp, though authentic reactive sharing cannot be excluded. No cognitive markers assessable (no original language). Danger rating: High. ## Post Analysis: URL Share to "It's Time to Prosecute the Prosecutors" *Truth Social | July 27, 2023 | 7:32 PM ET | Age 77* --- ### Contextual Frame This post falls on one of the most legally significant days of Trump's post-presidency: Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment adding three new felony charges (total now 40 counts), including obstruction counts tied to the alleged deletion of Mar-a-Lago security footage and refusal to return classified Iran military plans. That morning, Trump's attorneys met with DOJ. By evening, Trump shared this article — with zero personal commentary. The fetched article names Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, Fani Willis, and Alvin Bragg as targets who should themselves be "prosecuted" under proposed "rogue prosecutor laws." It deploys dehumanizing language ("blood-sucking"), calls on Speaker McCarthy to act "now," and warns America will "become Russia, Venezuela, and Cambodia" if the prosecutions succeed. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Mixed / lean aide-facilitated.** The 7:32 PM ET timestamp falls in the late-business/early-evening window — not the classical authentic-Trump 10 PM–4 AM posting band. The bare-URL format with no accompanying emotional text is atypical for Trump's authentic output, which characteristically includes reactive commentary ("WITCH HUNT," "RIGGED," etc.). However, on days of acute legal crisis, Trump has been documented sharing articles without text — letting the headline do the emotional work. He was likely in New York or the Tri-State area preparing for the July 29 Erie, PA rally (referenced in the morning's post). On balance, the clean format and evening timing favor aide-facilitation, but authentic phone-share behavior under acute stress cannot be excluded. **Confidence: low.** --- ### Psychological State & Triggers **Primary trigger:** Acute narcissistic injury — the superseding indictment adds three new felony obstruction charges, signaling escalating jeopardy rather than resolution. The same-day DOJ meeting produced "no indication" the indictment was coming, heightening the sense of ambush and humiliation. This is one of the highest-magnitude injury events of the documented period. **Narcissistic state:** Oscillating vulnerable/counterattacking. Rather than posting in his own voice (which could create additional legal exposure), Trump deploys **surrogate amplification** — endorsing an article that performs the psychological inversion he needs. This is psychologically sophisticated: the rage is real, the DARVO is complete, and plausible deniability is preserved. **Rage channeling:** The absence of personal text may reflect either aide filtering or self-regulation under legal counsel — the rage finds expression through the article's "blood-sucking" framing without direct attribution. --- ### Defense Mechanisms 1. **DARVO** (primary): "It's Time to Prosecute the Prosecutors" inverts the legal and moral frame entirely. The accused becomes the accuser; the prosecutors become the criminals. This is the defining operation of the post. 2. **Projection** (pathological level): The article — endorsed through amplification — attributes political criminality to prosecutors, projecting onto them the conduct Trump is accused of (obstruction, abuse of power). 3. **Splitting** (immature): Prosecutors are wholly corrupt political actors; Trump and allies are wholly innocent victims of a weaponized state. 4. **Denial** (pathological): The post implicitly frames the entire 40-count superseding indictment as illegitimate persecution rather than lawful prosecution. 5. **Displacement**: Rather than confronting the specific new charges (evidence destruction, surveillance footage), Trump/aide redirects to a systemic counter-narrative. --- ### Multi-Level Personality Framework **Level 1 (Traits):** Extremely elevated neuroticism (angry hostility facet); near-zero agreeableness (trust, modesty); very high assertiveness in counter-punch orientation even when filtered through surrogate. **Level 2 (Motives):** Dominant **power motive** — restoring control over legal jeopardy by repositioning the entire prosecutorial apparatus as illegitimate. **Achievement motive** expressed as zero-sum: he cannot be guilty if they are also criminals. **Level 3 (Narrative):** Classic **contamination sequence**: legitimate political leader and former president → target of politically motivated criminal prosecution → now requiring the counter-prosecution of his pursuers. The protagonist role is the **persecuted martyr-fighter**, not yet defeated, actively recruiting allies (McCarthy, Congress) through the shared article's call to action. The **contrasting other** is a named quartet: Smith, Garland, Willis, Bragg. --- ### Rhetorical & Propaganda Techniques Trump's act of sharing constitutes **endorsement amplification** — gaining the full persuasive benefit of the article's content while maintaining plausible deniability. The article itself employs: - **Dehumanization**: "blood-sucking" prosecutors - **False equivalence**: U.S. legal proceedings compared to Russia, Venezuela, Cambodia - **Ad hominem**: named individuals attacked as political operatives, not legal officers - **Appeal to fear**: constitutional collapse, authoritarian takeover - **Straw man**: reframing charges as First Amendment speech prosecution - **Call to legislative mobilization**: specific action demanded of Congress "now" By amplifying these techniques to his multi-million-follower Truth Social audience on the day of the superseding indictment, Trump maximizes emotional activation in his base at the precise moment their outrage is highest. --- ### Danger Assessment **Rating: Elevated → High** Three convergent factors elevate this beyond routine: 1. **Named targets with documented threat history**: Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, Fani Willis, and Alvin Bragg are individually named in the article Trump amplifies. All have been subjects of documented threats and security concerns during this period. 2. **Dehumanizing language in endorsed content**: "Blood-sucking" characterization appears in material Trump is actively endorsing through amplification. 3. **Stochastic terrorism pattern**: The post identifies targets (named prosecutors), articulates grievances (political persecution), implies wrongdoing warranting criminal response, and issues a call to action (prosecute them) — without Trump issuing an explicit threat. This is the operational structure of stochastic terrorism: the violence, if any occurs, is outsourced to activated followers. 4. **Activation timing**: Amplified on superseding indictment day, when Trump's audience is most emotionally aroused and most susceptible to displacement aggression. --- ### Cognitive Status No original language production to assess. Post contains zero words authored by Trump. Cognitive markers are not scoreable for this episode. Baseline comparison not applicable. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Named prosecutors violated the Hatch Act by using office to interfere with elections" | **Unverifiable** | Contested legal interpretation advanced by Trump allies; no Hatch Act charges or findings by oversight bodies; OSC has not pursued this theory | | "Trump's prosecutions primarily target First Amendment-protected speech" | **Mostly False** | Superseding indictment filed same day adds obstruction charges related to alleged destruction of surveillance footage — not speech. Courts have declined First Amendment dismissals in related matters. | | "2020 election involved coordinated rule changes systematically favoring Democrats" | **Half True** | Emergency pandemic voting procedure changes occurred across multiple states; framing as coordinated Democratic manipulation not supported by 60+ court rulings examining these claims | Overall Veracity: 40% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 30%) ### Indicators - 7:32 PM ET timestamp — evening hours, not classic late-night Trump window - Bare URL with zero accompanying text — atypical for authentic Trump who adds emotional commentary - Clean, unadorned format consistent with aide-facilitated sharing - Day of acute legal crisis (superseding indictment) — stress events can trigger authentic reactive shares - Trump likely in NY/Tri-State area, not traveling, which slightly increases authentic posting probability ## Psychological Profile ### State **Vulnerable State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jack Smith superseding indictment — 3 new felony charges (total 40), including obstruction of evidence destruction) **Rage:** Intensity 75% targeting Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, Fani Willis, Alvin Bragg (named in shared article) - Proportionality: 40% Sentiment: -0.75 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 85% - Antisocial: 60% - Paranoid: 75% - Sadism: 30% **Defense Mechanisms:** - denial (pathological) - projection (pathological) - splitting (immature) - acting out (immature) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Surrogate amplification — endorsing inflammatory content while preserving plausible deniability - Grievance activation — sharing material maximally triggering to base on day of peak legal news - Mobilization framing — article's call to action (Congress must act) positions followers as agents of redress ## Danger Assessment **HIGH** **Stochastic Terrorism Pattern Detected** ### Indicators - Named individual targets (Smith, Garland, Willis, Bragg) with documented existing threat histories - Dehumanizing language ('blood-sucking') in article Trump amplifies to millions of followers - Stochastic terrorism structure: target identification + grievance articulation + call to action without explicit incitement - Superseding indictment day timing maximizes follower emotional activation and displacement aggression potential - Legislative call to action framing normalizes prosecution of named individuals as righteous civic response ### Gaslighting - Framing 40-count superseding indictment as itself criminal persecution rather than legal process - Denial of legitimacy of entire prosecutorial apparatus via endorsed article - Rapid absorption of new charges (including obstruction) into pre-existing 'witch hunt' narrative without engaging specifics - Attacks on epistemic authority of legal system ('Do not trust the Fake News' in same-day prior post) **Dehumanizing Language Present** ## Fact Checks (3) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > Named prosecutors violated the Hatch Act by using office to interfere with elections **UNVERIFIABLE** Contested legal interpretation advanced by Trump allies; no Hatch Act charges or findings by oversight bodies; OSC has not pursued this theory Sources: Office of Special Counsel jurisdiction; Prior Hatch Act enforcement precedent > Trump's prosecutions primarily target First Amendment-protected speech **MOSTLY FALSE** Superseding indictment filed same day adds obstruction charges related to alleged destruction of surveillance footage — not speech. Courts have declined First Amendment dismissals in related matters. Sources: Superseding indictment July 27 2023; District court rulings on First Amendment defenses > 2020 election involved coordinated rule changes systematically favoring Democrats **HALF TRUE** Emergency pandemic voting procedure changes occurred across multiple states; framing as coordinated Democratic manipulation not supported by 60+ court rulings examining these claims Sources: Federal and state court rulings 2020-2021; Bipartisan election administration review boards Overall Veracity: 40% ## Tags - DARVO (100%) - stochastic_terrorism (85%) - surrogate_amplification (90%) - narcissistic_injury_response (95%) - target_identification (85%) - projection (80%) - superseding_indictment_reaction (95%) - prosecutorial_dehumanization (80%) - plausible_deniability (75%) - persecution_narrative (90%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **40 Counts Land; Four Posts Trace Arc from Rally Defiance to Prosecutor Targeting** A quiet day by posting volume but one entirely shaped by the superseding indictment that brought classified documents charges to 40 counts. Trump opened with a late-night rally announcement projecting confidence, then went silent for over 12 hours as the news broke. He resurfaced in the afternoon to claim his lawyers had a "productive meeting" with the DOJ -- a framing that strained credulity given the day's developments. The mood darkened by evening when he shared an article calling for the prosecution of the prosecutors investigating him, his most aggressive move of the day. Full digest for 2023-07-27: https://trump.fm/date/2023-07-27/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, July 27). https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/07/its_t... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110788658271856166 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/07/its_time_to_pro..." Truth Social, 27 Jul. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110788658271856166. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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