# Post ts_111454906882285366 - Post ID: `ts_111454906882285366` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2023-11-22T15:28:34.101Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111454906882285366 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_111454906882285366/analysis ## Post text > https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/10/18/leaker_of_trump_taxes_worked_for_biden_beltway_donor_that_just_won_a_big_new_irs_contract_986770.html ## Engagement - Likes: 4,624 - Reposts: 1,699 - Replies: 170 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.390Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T11:01:15.560Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Post Analysis: Truth Social, 2023-11-22 (ts_111454906882285366) ### Overview This post consists entirely of a bare URL — no accompanying text, caption, or commentary. The link points to a RealClearInvestigations article (dated October 18, 2023, shared over five weeks later) alleging that the leaker of Trump's tax returns worked for a Biden-affiliated firm that subsequently won an IRS contract. The absence of authorial voice makes most direct psychological inference impossible, but the *selection* and *timing* of what is shared carries inferential weight. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Verdict: High probability aide-written (Scavino or staff)** - **Local timing:** On November 22, 2023, Trump was likely in Iowa (Fort Dodge rally documented in provided events) or traveling from/to Mar-a-Lago. Central Time (UTC−6) places this post at **9:28 AM** — solidly within business hours. Eastern Time (UTC−5) yields 10:28 AM. Neither window is consistent with Trump's documented late-night/early-morning authentic posting pattern. - **Format:** A bare URL with zero accompanying text is characteristic of social media staff curation, not Trump's native stream-of-consciousness style. Trump's authentic posts (visible in surrounding longitudinal context) invariably include at minimum a short hot-take: "Ron DeDeSanctimonious," "A Rigged Trial going on against me," etc. - **Article age:** The article was published October 18, 2023 — 35 days prior. Deliberate surfacing of archival content is a staff behavior pattern (agenda-setting, story amplification), not Trump's reactive, present-tense orientation. - **No emotional markers:** No ALL CAPS, no exclamation points, no nicknames, no typos — all absent. These are signature authentic Trump elements. **Confidence: High.** --- ### Psychological State and Triggers (Inferred from Content Selection) Although no direct psychological state can be read from a URL alone, content selection is itself a psychological act. The article supports a specific narrative architecture: - **Persecution narrative amplification:** The article alleges that the IRS leaker was connected to a Biden donor who then received a lucrative federal contract — constructing a narrative of politically motivated, coordinated state persecution. This integrates seamlessly into the surrounding post cluster (November 21–22) where Trump characterizes legal proceedings as "Fake Political cases," a "Rigged Trial," and systemic corruption. - **Trigger type:** Narcissistic injury maintenance. The tax return leak (which publicly revealed financial information Trump had long refused to disclose) represented a significant exposure event. Sharing this article weeks after publication suggests ongoing processing of that injury — consistent with the documented pattern of bearing grudges and refusing to let perceived slights resolve. - **Paranoid schema reinforcement:** The article's framing (Biden → donor → IRS leaker → IRS contract) implies a coordinated deep-state loop — directly feeding the paranoid template visible across this week's posts. **Narcissistic State:** Consistent with ongoing vulnerable-grandiose oscillation observed in surrounding posts; this post represents the vulnerable pole (persecution, unfair targeting) without overt grandiosity. --- ### Defense Mechanisms - **Projection (immature):** By sharing an article implicating Biden allies in illegal targeting of Trump, the post deflects from Trump's own established pattern of legal and financial scrutiny onto opponents. The implicit message: *they* are the ones engaged in corrupt, illegal conduct. - **Rationalization (neurotic):** The article provides pseudo-intellectual cover ("investigative journalism") for what is functionally a conspiracy-framing grievance narrative. The use of a third-party source allows plausible deniability while advancing the persecution schema. - **Denial (pathological, by proxy):** The framing delegitimizes the tax leak itself — implicitly arguing that because the leaker had political connections, the *content* of the leaked taxes should be discredited. This is structural denial laundered through source-character-attack. --- ### Rhetorical & Propaganda Techniques - **Implication without assertion:** By sharing without commentary, the post avoids direct falsifiable claims while allowing the article's framing to do full rhetorical work. This is a sophisticated inoculation strategy — the audience absorbs the narrative but the poster cannot be held accountable for specific claims. - **Source signaling:** RealClearInvestigations is recognizable to the MAGA in-group as a right-leaning investigative outlet. The choice of source functions as a tribal identity signal: this is approved, in-group information. - **Agenda-surfacing / RAND Firehose (minor):** Resurfacing a 35-day-old story contributes to volume and persistence of the corruption-of-opponents narrative without requiring new content production. - **Whataboutism (structural):** The entire article is a whataboutism vehicle — responding to Trump's legal exposure (tax disclosure, fraud trial ongoing simultaneously) by redirecting attention to alleged Biden-side misconduct. - **No dehumanizing language, no violent imagery.** Danger level: none. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "The leaker of Trump's tax returns was connected to a Biden-affiliated donor that won an IRS contract" | **Half True** | Charles Littlejohn did plead guilty (October 2023) to leaking Trump's tax information to ProPublica and NYT — factually established. His employer's connections to a Biden donor and subsequent IRS contract award are documented. However, the conspiratorial framing implying coordinated political targeting is inferential and not supported by evidence in the public record. | Overall Veracity: 50% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 10%) ### Indicators - Posted at 9:28 AM Central / 10:28 AM Eastern — business hours, not Trump's documented late-night pattern - Bare URL with zero accompanying text — no ALL CAPS, no nicknames, no exclamation points, no typos - Article is 35 days old at time of sharing — deliberate archival surfacing is staff behavior, not Trump's reactive present-tense style - Format consistent with social media staff curation (Scavino pattern) - Trump's authentic surrounding posts all contain strong personal voice and emotional markers absent here ## Psychological Profile ### State **Vulnerable State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (IRS tax return leak / ongoing legal/financial exposure) Sentiment: -0.40 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 40% - Antisocial: 20% - Paranoid: 50% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - projection (immature) - rationalization (neurotic) - denial (pathological) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 0% **Parasocial Techniques:** - In-group source signaling (RealClearInvestigations as approved outlet) - Implication without assertion — audience absorbs narrative without traceable claim ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._ > The leaker of Trump's tax returns was connected to a Biden-affiliated donor that won an IRS contract **HALF TRUE** Charles Littlejohn did plead guilty (October 2023) to leaking Trump's tax information to ProPublica and NYT — factually established. His employer's connections to a Biden donor and subsequent IRS contract award are documented. However, the conspiratorial framing implying coordinated political targeting is inferential and not supported by evidence in the public record. Sources: Littlejohn guilty plea, October 2023; RealClearInvestigations article (article's own characterization) Overall Veracity: 50% ## Tags - aide_authored (90%) - persecution_narrative (70%) - IRS_targeting (80%) - tax_leak_grievance (70%) - whataboutism (80%) - url_only_post (100%) - paranoid_schema (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Rally-Day Rage Barrage: 45 Posts Flood Iowa With Legal Grievance, Rival Contempt, and Supply Hoarding** Trump spent the day of his Fort Dodge, Iowa rally flooding social media with a mix of campaign boosterism and legal grievance. The morning was dominated by aides sharing a wall of favorable links -- endorsements, polling leads, donor stories -- building a portrait of inevitability. Then Trump himself appeared to take over around mid-morning, unleashing a rapid-fire burst of high-intensity posts attacking prosecutors, judges, DeSantis, Biden, and the media within minutes. The day opened at midnight with a jab at DeSantis over a rival endorsement in Iowa, and the anger never fully dissipated, resurfacing in attacks on the New York fraud trial judge, the Fulton County DA, and the DOJ. A recurring "wounded bird" metaphor used twice about DeSantis was the day's most notable verbal tic. Full digest for 2023-11-22: https://trump.fm/date/2023-11-22/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, November 22). https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_111454906882285366 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. 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