# Post ts_115732218449256267

- Post ID: `ts_115732218449256267`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-12-17T01:05:09.049Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115732218449256267
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115732218449256267/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115732218449256267.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> "The Alvin Bragg case against President Donald J. Trump is the worst case I've ever seen in 62 years of practicing Law in the United States of America. It was totally contrived, unfair, and unjust. It should not be allowed to stand!" Alan Dershowitz

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.287Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:35:11.159Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Dershowitz Quote on Bragg Case (2025-12-17)

Trump shares a quote from Alan Dershowitz denouncing the Alvin Bragg hush money case. This post arrives the same day Judge Merchan rejected Trump's immunity-based motion to dismiss the 34-count felony conviction — making the timing clearly reactive.

### Authorship
Posted at 01:05 UTC = ~8:05 PM ET. Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in December. Evening posting, but not late-night. The post is a clean quote attribution with no typos or emotional outbursts — consistent with aide formatting. However, quoting a defender on a legal ruling that just went against him is emotionally consistent with Trump's own preoccupations.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is a textbook example of **appeal to authority** defense — using Dershowitz's credentials ("62 years of practicing Law") to delegitimize the conviction. Rather than engaging with Merchan's legal reasoning, Trump outsources his grievance to a prestigious proxy. This is **displacement** — letting another voice carry the rage — and **rationalization** through expert endorsement.

The narcissistic trigger is clear: Merchan's ruling constitutes a **narcissistic injury** (legal defeat, exposure). The response is controlled rather than explosive, suggesting either aide curation or a deliberate strategic choice.

### Rhetorical Analysis
Dershowitz's quoted language uses superlatives ("worst case I've ever seen"), absolutist framing ("totally contrived"), and an appeal to his own authority. Trump's selection of this quote amplifies these techniques by proxy.

### Context
This is part of a sustained pattern of delegitimizing legal proceedings through third-party endorsements rather than direct engagement with legal substance.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Dershowitz has 62 years of practicing law" | **Mostly True** | Dershowitz joined Harvard Law faculty in 1964, approximately 61 years before this post. Close enough to be broadly accurate. |
| "The Bragg case is the worst case in 62 years of US law" | **Unverifiable** | Subjective opinion, not a factual claim. Dershowitz's professional assessment. |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Clean formatting with proper quote attribution
- No typos or ALL CAPS
- 8 PM ET posting time — business-adjacent hours
- Strategic rather than impulsive tone

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Defeat (Judge Merchan ruling upholding conviction)

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 20%
- Sadism: 0%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- rationalization (neurotic)
- projection (immature)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- appeal to authority
- shared victimhood narrative

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Framing a jury conviction as 'totally contrived' without engaging with evidence

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22._

> Dershowitz has 62 years of practicing law

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Dershowitz joined Harvard Law faculty in 1964, approximately 61 years before this post. Close enough to be broadly accurate.

> The Bragg case is the worst case in 62 years of US law

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Subjective opinion, not a factual claim. Dershowitz's professional assessment.

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- legal_defense (90%)
- appeal_to_authority (80%)
- proxy_voice (70%)
- bragg_case (90%)

## That day

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

**Presidential Routine Dissolves Into FBI Grievance and Threats to Revoke Broadcast Licenses**

Trump's evening started with standard presidential business — an ambassador nomination, congratulating a foreign leader, and sharing news links. The mood turned sharply late at night when he erupted over the FBI's 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago, calling it a "criminal raid" and vowing it would never happen again. After a quiet morning, he returned mid-afternoon with a lengthy attack on Senator Warnock and NBC, weaponizing domestic abuse allegations and proposing that broadcast networks face licensing revocation and financial penalties for unfavorable coverage. The day's most consequential moments were not the emotional flare-ups themselves but the policy-adjacent threats to institutional checks on presidential power.

Full digest for 2025-12-17: https://trump.fm/date/2025-12-17/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, December 17). "The Alvin Bragg case against President Donald J.... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115732218449256267
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""The Alvin Bragg case against President Donald J. Trump is..." Truth Social, 17 Dec. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115732218449256267. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""The Alvin Bragg case against President Donald J. Trump is...," Truth Social, December 17, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115732218449256267.

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