# Post ts_112541812218826442 - Post ID: `ts_112541812218826442` - Platform: Truth Social - Posted: 2024-06-01T14:22:53.456Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112541812218826442 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_112541812218826442/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_112541812218826442.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Gregg Jarrett: “I have a right to say this case was RIGGED…” ## What the media says **Video transcript** (4:59), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his: > >> Fox News legal analyst Greg Jarrett joins us now Greg you've been helping us through this process confusing we can I still don't understand what the charges are how it was concocted believe that for another day. What does happen next how in the world does this play out in an appeals context. >> Well the word speedy Pete is not in the vocabulary of the New York Court of Appeals, I mean you can't even file an appeal until after the sentencing as you point out July 11 even then I mean the next level of pellet division is really a rubber stamp for judge one more shot same thing with the highest court which means that Trump's only real relief in this case can be found in the federal courts because those judges who are a lot smarter actually care about the right to a fair trial and in this case it's littered with reversible errors by judge more Sean especially due process violations refusing to tell the defendant what this secondary conspiracy crime is that ignores Trump 6th Amendment right and then telling the jury don't worry about unanimity on which of the 3 possible uncharged crimes that are a predicate to your verdict. I mean that is so shocking such a bedrock constitutional right. But the legal theory itself was ludicrous as you say nobody really knows what they decided other than the verdict and expired misdemeanor that comes to life thanks to an unidentified felony over which Alvin brag has no authority to enforce as I said in a column this was an Alice in Wonderland case with a Mad Hatter judge. >> Yeah, Greg I'd love to ask you 2 quick questions if I could you point out his only real relief would come in the federal system, no chance in the state system you would assume in New York, but even in the appellate system Greg I would be very skeptical he find relief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals it really wouldn't come I would think before the Supreme Court of the United States unless he gets relief at the Supreme Court, I can't see where would will come. >> I think he has a pretty good chance in the lower appellate federal courts. But you're right. Well ultimately this you know could go to the U.S. Supreme Court, I think they would look very dimly at the actions of judge one more shot fair trial. And a you know a venue of his peers that didn't happen here. And as I pointed out these due process rights are are so important and they were so graciously violated I can't see this case surviving judicial scrutiny in the federal court. >> And it's interesting the White House is already trying to lay the groundwork for somehow you're an American or maybe it's even taboo to say anything about how this was unfair they kind of want to make it like the same way it was with the last election where you know you're an insurrectionist if you suggest that things were not on the up and up. I find that very interesting, but I think the number one question that I've been getting from other people they they think I know the answer I don't. So I'm going to ask you which is is there a chance that Donald Trump will be either on heist House arrest or put in jail. I heard David Axelrod talking about this on Bill Maher show as well. What it what do you think. >> No, I don't think so first of all you it's almost automatic that you get a stay of any sentence pending an appeal. But in this particular case, you know it is the lowest level felony. It was actually one crime that they decided to count stack by multiplying the number of invoices and vouchers in the case that kind of count stacking no honest ethical prosecutor would ever do it. No judge who was fair or competent would have allow it which you know excludes one March on. As your other point, I mean Biden and the Biden administration saying you can't criticize this decision. This coming from a president who more than any other president has trampled on the rights of free speech and is shredded the first amendment remember, you know, this is you know Biden was the guy behind the censorship on social media. Of course, I have a right everybody else has a right to say this case was rigged it was preordained it was not fair. And I don't care how much Joe Biden complains about that the Constitution protects us in our criticism of this case and this judge. >> Yeah, Greg Jarrett, thank you so much. Thank you Greg. ## Media - video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/112/541/811/659/611/937/original/e1c8cf0cccb39bff.mp4 ## Engagement - Likes: 20,877 - Reposts: 5,978 - Replies: 1,911 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.349Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-21T09:05:34.574Z (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 48 hours after Trump's historic 34-count felony conviction, this brief post amplifies Fox News commentator Gregg Jarrett's assertion that Trump has a right to call the trial RIGGED. The format (quote + video, business hours, no original prose) suggests aide curation with possible Trump directional input on the ALL CAPS word choice. The psychological state is consistent with a vulnerable narcissistic posture following massive narcissistic injury — persecution narrative, delegitimization of accountability institutions, and supply-seeking through proxy validation rather than direct self-assertion. The proxy technique is rhetorically sophisticated: outsourcing the claim to a credentialed ally creates apparent independent corroboration while fully preserving the message and insulating the poster from direct accountability. Jarrett's rights framing elevates the grievance from sentiment to principle. The rigged claim is factually unsupported; the trial followed standard legal procedure. The broader pattern of systematic judicial delegitimization post-conviction constitutes an elevated danger indicator through institutional trust erosion, though this specific post contains no violent imagery or direct stochastic terrorism markers. Epistemic closure is fully operative — followers receive exclusively pro-Trump interpretive frames. # Analysis: ts_112541812218826442 — June 1, 2024 ## Overview Posted 48 hours after Trump's historic 34-count felony conviction (May 30, 2024), this terse post amplifies Fox News commentator Gregg Jarrett's assertion that Trump has "a right" to call the trial "RIGGED." The post contains no original Trump prose — it is a pure quote-plus-video share. Despite its brevity, it functions as a high-efficiency rhetorical unit within a sustained post-conviction delegitimization campaign. --- ## Authorship Attribution **Verdict: Likely aide-written (Scavino-pattern), with possible Trump editorial input** - **Timing:** 14:22 UTC = **10:22 AM EDT** — solidly business hours. Trump was in the New York/New Jersey area (he attended UFC 302 in Newark that evening and launched his TikTok at the event). Business-hours posting is a strong aide indicator. - **Format:** Quote + video attachment, zero original prose. This is the Scavino aggregation template. - **Surrounding context:** The day's posting stream consists almost entirely of URLs and video embeds — consistent with aide-managed content curation. - **ALL CAPS "RIGGED":** This represents the only element bearing Trump's stylistic fingerprint. It may reflect direct instruction, a standing editorial directive, or an aide accurately mirroring his established vocabulary. It does not, on its own, override the other authorship signals. **Confidence: Medium.** The capitalization introduces ambiguity, but structural and temporal evidence points to aide curation. --- ## Psychological State and Triggers ### Primary Trigger: Catastrophic Narcissistic Injury The May 30 conviction — unanimous, across all 34 counts, historic in being the first criminal conviction of a former U.S. president — represents one of the most significant narcissistic injuries of Trump's public life. The wound is not merely to status but to the core identity narrative: the invincible dealmaker, the man who wins, who cannot be defeated by "the system." ### Narcissistic State: Vulnerable The post reflects a **vulnerable narcissistic posture** — persecution framing, institution-delegitimization, and supply-seeking through external validation rather than direct grandiose assertion. This is adaptive: direct self-aggrandizement would appear incongruent with having just been convicted. Instead, a trusted ally confirms Trump's interpretation, providing the validation without Trump having to claim it nakedly. ### Supply-Seeking Through Proxy The rhetorical architecture here is notably more sophisticated than direct assertion: 1. Jarrett provides the claim and the rights-based framing ("I have a right to say...") 2. Trump (or aide) amplifies, lending Jarrett's credibility to the narrative 3. The ellipsis drives audience to the video for full content — an engagement hook 4. The ALL CAPS key word ensures the emotional signal is not lost in the brief text This creates the appearance of independent corroboration while fully preserving the "rigged" message, and insulates the poster from direct accountability ("just sharing what a legal analyst said"). --- ## Defense Mechanisms | Mechanism | Level | Evidence | |---|---|---| | **Denial** | Pathological | Refusing to accept a legitimate jury verdict as valid legal reality | | **Projection** | Immature | Corruption/illegitimacy attributed to the judicial system rather than the underlying falsification of records | | **Rationalization** | Neurotic | Jarrett's "I have a right to say" provides pseudo-legal framing that legitimizes the emotional rejection | The Denial here operates at the reality-distortion level: not merely disputing legal merit (which is legitimate grounds for appeal) but categorically rejecting the legitimacy of the process itself. --- ## Rhetorical Techniques - **Ventriloquism:** Using Jarrett as a proxy speaker who can say what Trump himself says, with added authority - **Rights language:** Framing the "rigged" claim not as a political opinion but as a First Amendment right — elevating it from sentiment to principle - **ALL CAPS amplification:** Emotional salience injection into an otherwise neutral-format post - **Ellipsis as engagement driver:** Truncated quote creates curiosity gap, motivates video viewing - **Epistemic closure:** Fox News ally selected from within the closed information ecosystem; no outside voices offered --- ## Gaslighting and Reality Distortion The "rigged" characterization constitutes reality distortion. The trial followed standard New York legal procedure. Jury selection involved Trump's own defense counsel. The verdict was unanimous. "Rigged" — deployed as if it were a factual description — contradicts publicly observable procedural facts. The use of a credentialed media figure to deliver this claim adds a false-authority layer to the distortion. The broader post-conviction pattern constitutes a **DARVO** deployment at scale: Deny (the verdict's validity), Attack (the prosecution, judge, system), Reverse Victim and Offender (Trump as target of corrupt system, not defendant for falsifying records). --- ## Danger Assessment **Level: Elevated** This specific post contains no violent imagery, dehumanizing language, or direct stochastic terrorism markers. The elevated rating reflects the systemic pattern rather than this post in isolation: - Systematic delegitimization of criminal justice institutions following accountability - "Rigged" narrative repeated across multiple days, platforms, and allies — RAND Firehose model (volume + repetition) - Epistemic closure: followers offered only pro-Trump interpretive framework with no corrective information - Priming audience for escalated grievance responses to ongoing legal proceedings (sentencing scheduled July 11) --- ## Cognitive Status Insufficient original language for meaningful cognitive assessment. The ALL CAPS word selection is consistent with long-established baseline stylistic patterns (not indicative of deviation). No markers assessable from this post. --- ## Narrative Identity (McAdams Level 3) **Protagonist role:** Martyred fighter, wrongfully persecuted by a corrupt system **Narrative sequence:** Contamination (legitimate legal process → corrupt persecution) **Contrasting other:** The judicial/prosecutorial apparatus; the Biden administration by implication **Identity claim:** "I am someone whose persecution is acknowledged by credible legal observers — my characterization is validated, not merely emotional" The post contributes to the ongoing **contamination sequence** that defines this period: a legitimate democratic process recast as a corrupt attack, with allies recruited to certify the reframing. --- ## Jungian Archetypal Analysis **Primary archetypes active:** - **Victim/Martyr:** The persecuted innocent, punished by a corrupt establishment - **Warrior:** The fighter who will not yield, who has "a right" to name what was done The Trickster archetype — characteristic of Trump's disruption-as-feature appeal — is notably subdued in this post. Post-conviction vulnerable state suppresses the confident chaos-agent persona in favor of the wounded martyr. The UFC/TikTok activity the same evening represents an attempted pivot back to Warrior/Trickster energy. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "The case was RIGGED" | **Mostly False** | The trial followed standard New York legal procedure. Jury selected through voir dire with participation from Trump's own defense counsel. Conviction was unanimous across all 34 counts. Allegations of judicial bias (Judge Merchan's political donations) were litigated; recusal was denied. While 'rigged' is partly a political characterization, its deployment as factual description contradicts observable procedural facts. | Overall Veracity: 20% ## Authorship Analysis **Aide-Written** (score: 25%) ### Indicators - 10:22 AM EDT — business hours, strong aide indicator - No original prose; pure quote + video format - Surrounding posts are exclusively URL/video shares — Scavino aggregation pattern - ALL CAPS 'RIGGED' may reflect Trump editorial direction or aide lexical mirroring - No typos, misspellings, or stream-of-consciousness markers ## Psychological Profile ### State **Vulnerable State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (34-count felony conviction, May 30 2024) **Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting New York judicial/prosecutorial system; Biden administration by implication - Proportionality: 20% Sentiment: -0.62 **Mildly Hypomanic** - Same-day TikTok launch at UFC event suggests elevated activity and reality-bending optimism despite criminal conviction - High-volume posting across multiple platforms simultaneously on day of major life stressor ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 85% - Antisocial: 50% - Paranoid: 70% - Sadism: 10% **Defense Mechanisms:** - denial (pathological) - projection (immature) - rationalization (neurotic) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 10% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Proxy validation through trusted media ally - Implied shared victimhood with audience - Ellipsis invites audience to seek full content — engagement driver ## Danger Assessment **ELEVATED** ### Indicators - Systematic delegitimization of criminal justice system following accountability event - Repeated 'rigged' framing primes audience for escalated grievance responses - Epistemic closure — followers offered only pro-Trump interpretive framework - RAND Firehose pattern: high-volume repetition of rigged narrative across multiple posts and allies - Sentencing scheduled July 11 — escalating institutional attack in lead-up to accountability moment ### Gaslighting - Characterizing a standard jury trial as 'rigged' — contradicts observable procedural facts - Using media ally to legitimate the distortion, adding false credibility layer - DARVO pattern at scale: Deny verdict's validity, Attack prosecution/system, Reverse Victim and Offender - Demands audience accept 'rigged' characterization as condition of in-group membership ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-21._ > The case was RIGGED **MOSTLY FALSE** The trial followed standard New York legal procedure. Jury selected through voir dire with participation from Trump's own defense counsel. Conviction was unanimous across all 34 counts. Allegations of judicial bias (Judge Merchan's political donations) were litigated; recusal was denied. While 'rigged' is partly a political characterization, its deployment as factual description contradicts observable procedural facts. Sources: Known events: Trump Found Guilty on All 34 Felony Counts; Known events: Trump Denounces Verdict as Rigged and Disgraceful Overall Veracity: 20% ## Tags - post-conviction (95%) - delegitimization (90%) - proxy-validation (85%) - aide-written (75%) - narcissistic-injury-response (90%) - epistemic-closure (80%) - fox-news-amplification (85%) - DARVO (80%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **48 Hours Post-Conviction: Trump Oscillates Between Persecution Theater and Defiant Normalcy at UFC** Two days after becoming the first former president convicted of a crime, Trump's feed was a carefully managed mix of grievance and defiance. The late evening before featured flashes of anger -- calling the case "Biden's political prosecution" -- followed by a quiet morning of curated links from friendly media voices validating his persecution claims. By afternoon, the tone shifted toward projecting unbothered normalcy, culminating in a breezy announcement about attending UFC that night, where he also launched a TikTok account. The overall picture was of a communications operation working to reframe a devastating legal blow as proof of martyrdom -- and then move past it entirely. Full digest for 2024-06-01: https://trump.fm/date/2024-06-01/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2024, June 1). Gregg Jarrett: “I have a right to say this case... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_112541812218826442 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Gregg Jarrett: “I have a right to say this case was RIGGED…”" Truth Social, 1 Jun. 2024. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_112541812218826442. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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