# Post x_1275801076177023000 - Post ID: `x_1275801076177023000` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2020-06-24T18:40:54.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_1275801076177023000 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1275801076177023000/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1275801076177023000.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > Great! Appeals Court Upholds Justice Departments Request To Drop Criminal Case Against General Michael Flynn! ## Engagement - Likes: 0 - Reposts: 46,046 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:24.824Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T08:41:13.717Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._ ## Summary This brief celebratory post marks a supply-receipt event: the D.C. Circuit's order to dismiss Flynn's case, central to Trump's 'witch hunt' meta-narrative. Stylistic markers (double space, missing apostrophe) suggest authentic authorship despite mid-afternoon timing. The post's psychological signature is characteristically grandiose-state Trump — terse, exclamatory, ally-elevating — with no rage, vulnerability, or cognitive markers of concern. The primary clinical feature is implicit reality distortion through omission: Flynn's guilty plea to lying to the FBI is entirely erased, allowing followers to receive a narrow prosecutorial-discretion ruling as exoneration. Pathological denial and distortion operate through selective framing rather than overt confabulation. Military title deployment ('General Michael Flynn') frames a convicted perjurer as a decorated public servant wrongly persecuted, consistent with Trump's established ally-elevation pattern. The post arrives amid compounding adverse pressures — Tulsa fallout, DACA defeat, COVID surge records, Bolton book — making this ruling a high-value supply event in an otherwise difficult week. Narrative identity dynamics position Trump as King/Vindicator archetype: the powerful protector who ultimately restores his wronged loyalist. Epistemic closure is present; the contested 2-1 ruling is framed as unambiguous Great news with no space for factual complexity. Post is within established baseline; no deviation warranting heightened clinical concern. # Psychological Analysis: Trump Tweet — June 24, 2020 (Flynn Ruling) ## Authorship Attribution **Verdict: Likely Authentic (medium confidence)** Mid-afternoon EDT timing (2:40 PM, UTC 18:40) falls within aide-plausible business hours, creating ambiguity. However, two high-confidence Trump orthographic artifacts weigh toward authentic authorship: (1) the double space after "Great!" — a recurring Trump typing pattern found across thousands of authenticated posts; (2) the missing possessive apostrophe in "Justice Departments" — a persistent error consistent with Trump's established typographic baseline. The informal exclamatory opener and the ally-loyalty signaling also match self-authored posts. Confidence is medium rather than high due to timing. --- ## Contextual Frame The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on June 24, 2020, ordering Judge Emmet Sullivan to grant the DOJ's motion to dismiss Flynn's criminal case. This was a high-value event for Trump's "witch hunt" meta-narrative: Flynn, his first National Security Advisor, had pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI and had become a potent symbol of what Trump framed as institutional persecution of his allies. This ruling arrived amid multiple adverse pressures for Trump — Tulsa rally embarrassment, DACA defeat at the Supreme Court, COVID surge records, and ongoing Bolton book fallout — making it a rare unambiguous positive data point on an otherwise difficult week. --- ## Level 1: Dispositional Traits (Big Five) - **Extraversion (high, ~0.80):** Assertiveness and positive affect display are dominant. Terse celebratory exclamation is characteristic extraversion expression. - **Agreeableness (low, ~0.25):** Low baseline maintained; the ally elevation is self-serving (loyalty-reward signaling) rather than altruistic. - **Conscientiousness (low, ~0.30):** No analytical engagement with the legal complexity; reflexive celebration. - **Neuroticism (low-moderate, ~0.30):** Grandiose state rather than vulnerable; no anxiety or hostility markers present. - **Openness (low, ~0.20):** No reflection; pure exclamation. Rigid narrative confirmation. --- ## Level 2: Characteristic Adaptations — Motives and Schemas **Dominant motive: Power/Agency (0.80)** The Flynn case carries exceptional personal symbolic weight. Flynn's legal ordeal was central to Trump's self-concept as a leader persecuted by corrupt institutions protecting the established order. The ruling validates the schema: *loyal lieutenants are attacked by the Deep State; the strong leader ultimately vindicates them.* This is less about Flynn per se and more about Trump's role as protector/vindicator — a high-agency, power-affirming narrative. **Communion (low, ~0.30):** Ally loyalty signaling is present but instrumental — loyalty flows upward to Trump, not laterally. --- ## Level 3: Narrative Identity - **Protagonist role:** Vindicator / Protector of loyal lieutenants - **Narrative sequence:** Redemption — Flynn's trajectory from "fallen" (guilty plea, prosecution) → restored (case dismissed) maps onto Trump's preferred narrative arc of persecution followed by vindication - **Identity claims:** "I was right; this was always unjust; I protect those loyal to me" - **Contrasting other:** The prosecutorial apparatus — FBI, Mueller investigation, institutional "deep state" — who targeted Flynn - **Archetypal resonance:** King archetype (protects loyal vassals) combined with Hero/Savior (restores wronged loyalist). The post implicitly positions Trump as the force behind Flynn's vindication. --- ## Level 4: Clinical Indicators ### Narcissistic Dynamics **Trigger type:** Supply-receipt (external validation event, not supply-seeking). The post is a response to an external validation rather than active fishing. This is a grandiose-state post — expansive, celebratory, dominant. **Narcissistic state:** Grandiose. No vulnerability markers. The ruling aligns with Trump's self-narrative, producing uncomplicated celebration. **Rage:** Absent. This is a positive valence post with no hostile or aggressive elements. ### Defense Mechanisms **Denial (Pathological):** The entire framing proceeds as though Flynn's guilty plea to lying to the FBI does not exist. This is not a lie — Trump never claims Flynn was innocent — but reality is reshaped through omission to construct a false picture. **Distortion (Pathological):** "Drop Criminal Case" implies the prosecution was always baseless and unjust. The implicit message — that this is exoneration — distorts the actual legal event (which was a mandamus proceeding on prosecutorial discretion, not an innocence finding). ### Malignant Narcissism Assessment - **Narcissistic features (0.55):** Present — grandiosity, ally-instrumentalization, entitlement subtext - **Antisocial features (0.20):** Mild — no overt rule-breaking signals in this post - **Paranoid features (0.20):** Background — persecution schema is implied but not foregrounded - **Sadism (0.00):** Absent --- ## Rhetorical and Propaganda Analysis **Techniques employed:** - **Exclamatory affirmation:** "Great!" as anchor — primes positive reception before any content - **Title elevation:** "General Michael Flynn" — deploys military rank to frame ally as decorated public servant wrongly persecuted, not a convicted perjurer - **Omission as distortion:** Most powerful technique here — the entire factual predicate (Flynn's guilty plea) is erased, allowing the audience to receive a ruling on prosecutorial discretion as exoneration - **Selective framing:** "Drop Criminal Case" elides the 2-1 split ruling, Judge Sullivan's skepticism, and the contested nature of the DOJ's motion **No dehumanizing language, violent imagery, or stochastic terrorism indicators.** --- ## Gaslighting and Reality Distortion Implicit gaslighting is present through selective omission. No overt denial of documented events, but the framing systematically obscures the factual record. Followers who accept this framing will hold a materially false understanding of the Flynn case. This is consistent with Trump's established pattern of omission-based revisionism rather than overt confabulation. **Epistemic closure:** The post frames the outcome as unambiguous vindication ("Great!"), foreclosing space for the contested legal and factual complexity that actually characterized the ruling. --- ## Cognitive Assessment No markers of concern. The post is brief but internally coherent. The missing apostrophe and double space are consistent with Trump's orthographic baseline — not indicators of cognitive change. Complexity is characteristically low but within established range for celebratory posts. No word-finding difficulty, perseveration, or temporal confusion. --- ## Danger Assessment **Level: None.** No eliminationist language, dehumanizing framing, violent imagery, or mobilization signals. Pure celebratory content. --- ## Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "Appeals Court Upholds Justice Departments Request To Drop Criminal Case Against General Michael Flynn" | **Mostly True** | The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on June 24, 2020, ordering Judge Emmet Sullivan to grant the DOJ's motion to dismiss the Flynn case. The core procedural claim is accurate. However, the framing omits that Flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, that the ruling was a contested 2-1 mandamus decision, and that Judge Sullivan had appointed a retired judge to argue against dismissal — reflecting significant judicial skepticism. The implied narrative of exoneration substantially outruns the legal reality. | Overall Veracity: 80% ## Longitudinal Context Post is consistent with established baseline for Trump celebratory posts: brief, exclamatory, ally-elevating, low cognitive complexity. The same-day posts (hospital price transparency, Justice Act, flag-burning grievance) reflect a high-output, mixed-valence day. The Flynn post fits as a supply-receipt event in the pattern of multiple daily posts. No deviation from established baseline warranting clinical concern. ## Authorship Analysis **Uncertain** (score: 65%) ### Indicators - Double space after 'Great!' — consistent Trump typing artifact - Missing possessive apostrophe in 'Justice Departments' — recurring orthographic error in authentic posts - Terse exclamatory structure characteristic of Trump's self-authored celebratory posts - Mid-afternoon EDT timing (2:40 PM) is within aide-plausible hours but stylistic markers outweigh timing concern ## Psychological Profile ### State **Grandiose State** **Trigger:** Supply Seeking (D.C. Circuit Court ruling on Flynn case) Sentiment: +0.75 ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 55% - Antisocial: 20% - Paranoid: 20% - Sadism: 0% **Defense Mechanisms:** - denial (pathological) - distortion (pathological) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 20% **Parasocial Techniques:** - Validation broadcasting — sharing victory as shared group triumph - Ally elevation through formal military title to signal in-group loyalty reward ## Danger Assessment **NONE** ### Gaslighting - Implicit revisionism: framing a dropped prosecution against a man who pleaded guilty as straightforward vindication - Omission-based reality reshaping — followers receive a materially false picture of the case's factual basis without overt lying ## Fact Checks (1) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-19._ > Appeals Court Upholds Justice Departments Request To Drop Criminal Case Against General Michael Flynn **MOSTLY TRUE** The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on June 24, 2020, ordering Judge Emmet Sullivan to grant the DOJ's motion to dismiss the Flynn case. The core procedural claim is accurate. However, the framing omits that Flynn had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, that the ruling was a contested 2-1 mandamus decision, and that Judge Sullivan had appointed a retired judge to argue against dismissal — reflecting significant judicial skepticism. The implied narrative of exoneration substantially outruns the legal reality. Sources: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, In re Flynn, No. 20-5143, June 24 2020; Flynn case procedural history 2017-2020 Overall Veracity: 80% ## Tags - Flynn (100%) - legal_victory (90%) - ally_loyalty (80%) - supply_receipt (80%) - grandiose_state (75%) - omission_distortion (65%) - witch_hunt_narrative (70%) - DOJ (50%) - King_archetype (60%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Sleepless Victory Laps: Trump Mines Legal Wins to Counter a Week of Humiliation** Trump spent the day claiming credit for legal victories — a hospital price transparency ruling and the Flynn case dismissal — while dealing with a difficult week that included the Tulsa rally embarrassment, a DACA defeat, and surging COVID cases. A cluster of four posts between 1 and 4:30 AM Eastern suggests significant sleep disruption. The mood was overwhelmingly self-congratulatory, but brief flashes of anger broke through — a rant about flag-burning "lowlifes" in the predawn hours, and an escalating demand that Comey, Mueller, Obama, and Biden apologize to Flynn. The day ended with a terse "LAW & ORDER!" post against the backdrop of ongoing nationwide protests. Full digest for 2020-06-24: https://trump.fm/date/2020-06-24/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2020, June 24). Great! Appeals Court Upholds Justice Departments... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1275801076177023000 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Great! Appeals Court Upholds Justice Departments Request To..." X (Twitter), 24 Jun. 2020. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1275801076177023000. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Great! 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