# Post ts_110793585313264339

- Post ID: `ts_110793585313264339`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-07-28T20:25:47.774Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110793585313264339
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110793585313264339/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110793585313264339.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Security Tapes that were VOLUNTARILY given to Deranged Jack Smith and the DOJ were not, I am told, deleted in any way, shape, or form. Prosecutorial Misconduct!

## Engagement

- Likes: 21,824
- Reposts: 6,719
- Replies: 1,955
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.404Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T06:40:18.741Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Post is a direct counter-narrative response to the July 27 superseding indictment adding obstruction charges related to alleged deletion of Mar-a-Lago security footage. The two-sentence structure encodes a complete DARVO sequence: Deny (footage "not deleted in any way, shape, or form"), Attack ("Deranged Jack Smith"), Reverse Victim/Offender ("Prosecutorial Misconduct!"). The hedge "I am told" is psychologically anomalous for Trump's typical absolute-certainty rhetorical posture and likely reflects attorney coaching to limit public-statement liability. Subject presents in a vulnerable narcissistic state — reactive and defensive rather than triumphant — consistent with acute narcissistic injury from legal exposure. Defense mechanisms are pathological-to-immature: denial of the indictment's central claim, projection of misconduct onto prosecutors, and distortion of the legal frame. Authorship leans authentic (nickname, ALL CAPS) with possible attorney-intervention on the epistemic hedge. Viewed within the same-day post cluster (five posts total), this represents one node in a coordinated legal counter-narrative sweep. The notable absence of redemption arcs across multiple same-day posts is consistent with sustained vulnerable narcissistic activation rather than the subject's more characteristic grandiose pole.

# Analysis: ts_110793585313264339 — July 28, 2023

## Contextual Frame

This post was published the day after Special Counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment (July 27, 2023) adding three new felony obstruction charges, specifically alleging attempts to **delete Mar-a-Lago security surveillance footage** and the addition of Carlos De Oliveira as a third defendant. The post is therefore a direct, reactive counter-narrative to the most specific and legally dangerous new allegation.

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## Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five)

| Trait | Salience | Evidence |
|-------|----------|----------|
| **Neuroticism** | High | Defensive urgency, compressed anger, ALL CAPS emphasis |
| **Agreeableness** | Very Low | Hostile epithet, zero acknowledgment of validity |
| **Conscientiousness** | Low | Impulsive reactive post, legally reckless public claim |
| **Extraversion** | Moderate | Assertive, direct, no hedging on conclusion despite hedging on source |
| **Openness** | Low | Rigid binary (innocent vs. misconduct), no nuance |

The neuroticism facet of **angry hostility** dominates. The post shows none of the triumphant grandiosity seen in supply-seeking posts; this is reactive, injury-driven output.

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## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations

**Agency motives dominate absolutely** — this post is entirely about control, autonomy, and resisting perceived power exerted over the subject. There is zero communion content. The framing of the DOJ as aggressor ("Prosecutorial Misconduct") and self as cooperative victim ("VOLUNTARILY given") reveals a schema in which legal institutions are instruments of persecution rather than legitimate authority.

The hedge **"I am told"** is psychologically notable. It serves dual purposes:
1. *Legal*: Creates epistemic distance from the factual claim, reducing personal liability for a potentially false assertion
2. *Psychological*: Suggests Trump is not personally certain of the claim — he is relaying information rather than asserting direct knowledge. This is either attorney-coached hedging or an authentic acknowledgment of uncertainty. Either way, it contrasts with his usual absolute-certainty rhetorical posture.

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## Level 3: Narrative Identity

**Protagonist role:** Victimized cooperator — one who volunteered evidence and is now being accused of destroying it.

**Narrative sequence:** Contamination — legitimate act (voluntary disclosure) corrupted by bad-faith prosecution. This fits the broader contamination arc running through all five same-day posts: legitimate political standing → corrupt persecution.

**Identity claims:** Law-abiding, cooperative, wrongfully targeted.

**Contrasting other:** "Deranged Jack Smith and the DOJ" — cast as corrupt, politically motivated actors engaged in election interference.

**Redemption sequence:** Absent in this post; this is a contamination/grievance post without a forward-looking redemption arc, which is mildly atypical compared to posts that close with "we will WIN."

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## Level 4: Clinical Indicators

### Malignant Narcissism Assessment

- **Narcissistic features (0.75):** Entitlement to be above legal scrutiny; epistemic claim to truth ("were not...deleted in any way") without evidentiary basis
- **Antisocial features (0.50):** The underlying allegation — obstructing justice by deleting evidence — is itself antisocial. The post demonstrates no reflection on this charge, only deflection
- **Paranoid features (0.65):** DOJ and Special Counsel framed as coordinated political attackers ("Election Interference") in adjacent posts; the institutional persecution schema is active
- **Sadism (0.20):** Not prominent in this post; it lacks the delight-in-enemy-suffering quality

### Narcissistic State: **Vulnerable**

The post lacks the expansive grandiosity of supply-seeking posts. The trigger is exposure — new charges illuminating alleged obstruction — and the response is defensive counter-narrative rather than triumphant proclamation. This is the wounded, persecuted pole of narcissistic oscillation.

### Defense Mechanisms

1. **Denial (Pathological):** Direct factual denial of the indictment's central obstruction allegation. "Were not...deleted in any way, shape, or form" flatly contradicts the superseding indictment's specific claims.

2. **Projection (Immature):** Facing misconduct charges, accuses prosecutors of misconduct. The accusation is mirrored and redirected.

3. **Distortion (Pathological):** Reframes a prosecutorial action (charging obstruction) as itself the misconduct, inverting the moral and legal frame entirely.

The **DARVO structure** (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) is complete and textbook:
- **D**eny: "were not...deleted"
- **A**ttack: "Deranged Jack Smith"
- **R**everse **V**ictim/**O**ffender: "Prosecutorial Misconduct!"

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## Cognitive Status

No significant markers in this post. Language is coherent, purposeful, and syntactically simple but not disorganized. The hedge "I am told" is semantically appropriate and deployed intentionally. Vocabulary is consistent with established baseline. No word-finding difficulty, perseveration, or tangentiality detected.

Complexity is low but consistent with the subject's post-2015 rhetorical style (short declarative sentences, emotional labels). No baseline deviation.

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## Authorship Attribution

**Score: 0.72 (leaning authentic)**

- *For authentic:* "Deranged" epithet, ALL CAPS "VOLUNTARILY," blunt declaratory structure, reactive emotional charge
- *Against authentic:* 4:25 PM EDT business hours (Bedminster, NJ); legally cautious hedge "I am told"; unusually clean grammar
- *Assessment:* Most likely authentic Trump with attorney-advised epistemic hedge inserted. The core emotional voice is Trump; the "I am told" framing may reflect legal counsel's intervention to limit exposure from a potentially false public statement.

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## Rhetorical & Propaganda Analysis

The post is a compact DARVO engine. Key techniques:

- **Ad hominem:** "Deranged Jack Smith" substitutes character attack for factual engagement
- **ALL CAPS intensification:** "VOLUNTARILY" front-loads cooperative framing before any qualifier
- **Triple qualifier:** "in any way, shape, or form" — defensive overreach that signals anxiety about the claim's credibility
- **Accusation inversion:** "Prosecutorial Misconduct!" attempts to make the prosecutor the subject of the offense
- **Epistemic hedging as rhetorical shield:** "I am told" creates deniability while still broadcasting the counter-narrative

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## Gaslighting Assessment

**Present.** The post directly contradicts the superseding indictment's specific allegations about surveillance footage deletion. Whether or not the underlying allegation is true, the post demands followers accept Trump's counter-narrative and reject the legal record as misconduct. This functions as a loyalty test embedded in a factual dispute.

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## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Security tapes were VOLUNTARILY given to Jack Smith and the DOJ" | **Half True** | Some footage was provided to prosecutors; however the superseding indictment specifically alleges employees were instructed to delete footage before and during the compliance process. Voluntary provision of some footage and obstruction of other footage are not mutually exclusive. |
| "Tapes were not deleted in any way, shape, or form" | **Unverifiable** | Directly contradicts the superseding indictment's central obstruction allegations. Subject hedges with 'I am told,' acknowledging indirect knowledge. Factual resolution requires trial. Claim is contested by the specific charging document. |
| "Prosecutorial Misconduct" | **Unverifiable** | Legal characterization/opinion. No independent evidence of prosecutorial misconduct presented in the post. Claim functions rhetorically as accusation inversion rather than as a documented allegation. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Longitudinal Context (Same-Day Posts)

The five posts from July 28 form a coordinated counter-narrative cluster addressing:
1. Hunter Biden plea deal collapse (whataboutism leverage)
2. January 6 Senate acquittal as bar to prosecution (legal argument)
3. DOJ meeting expectations (preemptive framing)
4. Nancy Pelosi/Biden comparison (whataboutism)
5. **This post:** Security tape counter-narrative

The day's output shows a subject in acute legal stress, cycling through multiple legal and political threat responses. The **absence of redemption arcs** in most posts is notable — several close with grievance labels ("Nation In Decline," "Prosecutorial Misconduct") rather than victory promises. This is consistent with a sustained vulnerable narcissistic state rather than the grandiose pole.

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## Danger Assessment: **None**

No dehumanizing language, eliminationist rhetoric, or stochastic terrorism indicators. This is legal counter-messaging within normal political speech parameters.

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 72%)

### Indicators

- 'Deranged Jack Smith' nickname is authentic Trump parlance
- ALL CAPS 'VOLUNTARILY' consistent with authentic emotional emphasis patterns
- Short, punchy declaratory style matches authentic Trump
- Afternoon timing (4:25 PM EDT at Bedminster, NJ) falls within aide-plausible hours, slightly undermining authenticity score
- Hedging phrase 'I am told' is atypical — more legally cautious than raw Trump; suggests possible attorney coaching or aide polish

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jack Smith superseding indictment)

**Rage:** Intensity 55% targeting Jack Smith / DOJ
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.62

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 75%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 65%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 28%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Invites followers into shared victimhood narrative ('Prosecutorial Misconduct!' as collective outrage prompt)
- Presents insider claim ('I am told') to signal privileged access to truth, binding audience to his epistemic frame

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Direct contradiction of superseding indictment's central obstruction allegation without evidentiary basis
- Demands followers accept counter-narrative framing as loyalty test — 'Prosecutorial Misconduct!' as collective truth claim
- DARVO structure inverts the moral frame: the accused becomes the victim of misconduct by the accuser

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Security tapes were VOLUNTARILY given to Jack Smith and the DOJ

**HALF TRUE**

Some footage was provided to prosecutors; however the superseding indictment specifically alleges employees were instructed to delete footage before and during the compliance process. Voluntary provision of some footage and obstruction of other footage are not mutually exclusive.

Sources: Superseding indictment, July 27, 2023 — United States v. Trump

> Tapes were not deleted in any way, shape, or form

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Directly contradicts the superseding indictment's central obstruction allegations. Subject hedges with 'I am told,' acknowledging indirect knowledge. Factual resolution requires trial. Claim is contested by the specific charging document.

Sources: Superseding indictment, July 27, 2023

> Prosecutorial Misconduct

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Legal characterization/opinion. No independent evidence of prosecutorial misconduct presented in the post. Claim functions rhetorically as accusation inversion rather than as a documented allegation.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- legal_counter_narrative (95%)
- DARVO (92%)
- superseding_indictment_response (95%)
- vulnerable_narcissism (78%)
- denial_pathological (85%)
- projection (80%)
- gaslighting (75%)
- epistemic_hedge_anomaly (65%)
- deranged_smith_nickname (70%)
- prosecutorial_misconduct_label (80%)

## That day

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

**Superseding Indictment Triggers Daylong Legal Rage Spiral With Systematic Targeting of Named Officials**

Trump spent the day in reactive mode after a superseding indictment raised his felony count to 40, adding obstruction charges related to alleged security tape deletion. He never once acknowledged the new charges, instead flooding his feed with attacks on prosecutors, deflections to Biden and Clinton, and demands that Jack Smith be jailed. The mood started defensive late the night before, escalated to peak fury around midday with calls for prosecutors' imprisonment, and gradually shifted to frustration and vulnerability by late afternoon — including a rare turn of anger toward his own Republican allies for not fighting hard enough. The day's most notable pattern was the complete psychological erasure of the indictment itself, replaced by a closed persecution narrative in which every legal action is reframed as election interference.

Full digest for 2023-07-28: https://trump.fm/date/2023-07-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, July 28). The Security Tapes that were VOLUNTARILY given to... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_110793585313264339
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Security Tapes that were VOLUNTARILY given to Deranged..." Truth Social, 28 Jul. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110793585313264339. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Security Tapes that were VOLUNTARILY given to Deranged...," Truth Social, July 28, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_110793585313264339.

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