# Posts from Tuesday, May 16, 2023

57 posts on 2023-05-16.

## Day analysis

Day analysis page: https://trump.fm/date/2023-05-16/analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-04-13T14:57:40.877Z (UTC): a model's reading of the day's posts, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

**Durham Report Weaponized as Narrative Shield While Cockroach Slur Crosses Eliminationist Line**

Trump's day was dominated by the Durham Report, released the previous evening, which he and his team amplified relentlessly across twelve posts. The only post clearly written by Trump himself came at 2:15 AM, comparing political opponents in Washington to "cockroaches" -- a dehumanizing slur with well-documented ties to genocidal rhetoric. The rest of the day was a disciplined, aide-managed flood of right-media links casting the Durham findings as total vindication. Notably absent from the entire day: any mention of the E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict handed down just one week earlier, suggesting the Durham blitz doubled as a deliberate distraction campaign.

- Posts analyzed: 12
- Dominant state: grandiose
- Narrative arc: redemption
- Aggregate rage level: 0.14
- Max danger level: high
- Sleep deprivation likely
- Theme obsession: Durham Report / FBI investigation vindication
- Claims: 27 (8 false)
- Era: Indictments Period

# Daily Digest: May 16, 2023

## Location & Timezone

Trump was based at Mar-a-Lago during this period (post-CNN Town Hall on May 10, post-Carroll verdict on May 9). All analysis uses EDT (UTC−4). The posting window spans **2:15 AM to 6:12 PM EDT** — a 16-hour window opened by a confirmed authentic post in the deep overnight hours.

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## I. Psychological State Tracking

### Dominant State: **Grandiose** (11 of 12 posts)

The day is overwhelmingly grandiose, structured around vindication supply from the Durham Report. However, the single most psychologically significant post — the 2:15 AM cockroach post (`ts_110376894377599657`) — is **mixed**, combining grandiose vindication ("Congratulations to John Durham") with raw, disproportionate rage ("THEY ARE SCUM, LIKE COCKROACHES"). This mixed state is clinically important: the rage embedded in a nominally celebratory post reveals unmetabolized narcissistic injury leaking through the vindication frame.

### State Transitions

| Time (EDT) | Post ID | From | To | Trigger |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:15 AM | ts_110376894377599657 | unknown | mixed | Durham Report + displaced Carroll injury |
| 6:24 AM | ts_110377873358284458 | mixed | grandiose | Aide-managed supply amplification begins |

The transition from mixed to grandiose corresponds precisely to the shift from authentic authorship to aide management. Trump's unfiltered psychological state was mixed-to-rageful; his managed public persona was grandiose-triumphant.

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## II. Escalation Analysis

### No Escalation Detected — Inverse Spike Pattern

The day presents the opposite of an escalation spiral: it **opens at peak intensity** and de-escalates monotonically.

- **Peak:** `ts_110376894377599657` (2:15 AM EDT) — rage 0.82, intensity 0.87, danger HIGH
- **Secondary peak:** `ts_110377873358284458` (6:24 AM EDT) — rage 0.85, intensity 0.87, danger HIGH
- **Remainder:** 10 posts with zero rage and average intensity 0.26

This pattern is consistent with a psychologically authentic overnight eruption (the cockroach post) followed by a managed communications operation. The initial rage was disproportionate to the nominal trigger — the Durham Report was favorable news — indicating displacement from the E. Jean Carroll verdict (May 9, $5M sexual abuse liability), which represents the week's genuine narcissistic injury but appears in zero posts.

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## III. Theme Analysis

### Dominant Themes

The day is essentially monothematic, with minor diversification in the final hours.

| Theme | Posts | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Durham Report / FBI vindication | 8 | 67% |
| Campaign strength / polling | 3 | 25% |
| Golf / lifestyle | 1 | 8% |

### Obsession Assessment: **YES**

Eight of twelve posts address the Durham Report — a clear obsessive fixation. The posting pattern mirrors the RAND "Firehose of Falsehood" model: high-volume, multi-source repetition of a single narrative frame (vindication/persecution) designed to saturate information space rather than persuade through argument. Sources are exclusively ideologically aligned: Hannity, The Federalist (×2), NY Post (×2), Rumble.

### Theme Evolution

- **2:15–6:24 AM:** Raw emotional reaction — dehumanizing rage, retributive demands
- **7:55–8:01 AM:** Aide-managed news-quote amplification cluster (3 posts in 6 minutes)
- **12:34 PM:** Second amplification cluster with escalated institutional claims
- **2:08–2:09 PM:** Peak narrative frame — "the coup" designation + campaign viability
- **4:11–6:12 PM:** Theme diversification — golf, polls, Bannon endorsement. The shift away from Durham in the final three posts suggests the supply-harvesting operation was completed and attention returned to baseline campaign maintenance.

### Shadow Theme: E. Jean Carroll Verdict

The most psychologically significant theme is the one that is **absent**. The Carroll verdict — finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation with $5M in damages — was handed down May 9, one week prior. It appears in zero posts. The Durham saturation functions as **compensatory counter-narrative**: flooding the information environment with institutional vindication to displace the week's most damaging story. This is a textbook narcissistic defense pattern: when injury cannot be addressed directly, the psyche generates an overwhelming volume of supply from an alternative source.

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## IV. Contradiction Detection

| Claim 1 | Post | Claim 2 | Post | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Report "praised by friend and foe alike" | ts_110376894377599657 | (Reality: Report received heavily polarized reception; Democrats criticized scope and conclusions) | — | **Moderate** — fabricated consensus |
| Posts celebrate Durham as vindication/exoneration | Multiple | Durham Report explicitly disclaimed finding of broad conspiracy and its major prosecutions resulted in acquittals | — | **Major** — fundamental misrepresentation of source document |

The internal contradiction between dehumanizing rage (`ts_110376894377599657`: "SCUM, LIKE COCKROACHES") and the studied calm of the aide-managed posts that follow is not a logical contradiction but a **psychological split** — the authentic self and managed persona operating in parallel across the same day.

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## V. Hypomanic Indicators

### Post Frequency
- **12 posts** in a 16-hour window (EDT). This is moderate volume — above Trump's low-activity days but well below hypomanic-level output (30+ posts/day).
- Aide authorship dominates: only 1–2 posts are authentically Trump-written. Genuine output is low.

### Time Analysis
- **Earliest post:** 2:15 AM EDT — significantly abnormal. This is deep-overnight posting of high-rage, authentic content.
- **Latest post:** 6:12 PM EDT — unremarkable.
- **Gap:** 2:15 AM → 6:24 AM (4 hours, 9 minutes) — likely sleep window, though notably short if Trump was awake before 2:15 AM composing the cockroach post.

### Sleep Deprivation Assessment: **Likely**

A 2:15 AM authentic post with 0.82 rage intensity and dehumanizing language is strongly suggestive of disrupted sleep, likely driven by rumination over the Carroll verdict and/or anticipatory processing of the Durham Report's political utility. The emotional dysregulation (disproportionate rage in a celebratory context) is consistent with sleep-deprivation effects on prefrontal inhibitory function.

### Hypomanic Episode: **No**

Despite the 2:15 AM post, total authentic output is too low (1–2 posts) and the remainder of the day is too structured (aide-managed amplification) to meet hypomanic criteria. The overnight post reflects acute emotional arousal, not sustained elevated energy.

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## VI. Narrative Arc: **Redemption**

The day constructs a complete redemption narrative: **persecution → vindication → triumph**.

1. **Persecution established:** FBI/DOJ/Clinton investigated Trump "without evidence" (multiple posts)
2. **Vindication delivered:** Durham Report confirms institutional misconduct
3. **Triumph projected:** "Primary is over" (Bannon), favorable polling, campaign momentum

This is Trump's most durable narrative identity — the wrongly persecuted leader proven right by the system's own mechanisms. The Durham Report provides its strongest institutional foundation to date. The redemption arc is, however, built on a suppressed contamination reality: the same week's Carroll verdict represents a contamination event (legal finding of sexual abuse) that the day's posting explicitly avoids.

The narrative arc is therefore **redemption on the surface, with a contamination substrate** — a characteristic narcissistic construction in which supply-generating narratives are amplified to obscure injury-generating ones.

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## VII. Event Correlation

### Primary Trigger: Durham Report (May 15, 2023)

Special Counsel John Durham released his 306-page final report on May 15, criticizing FBI predication standards for the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. The report was less damning than Trump's characterization: it brought no new charges, its two major prosecutions ended in acquittal, and it explicitly disclaimed findings of broad political conspiracy. Nonetheless, it provided genuine institutional criticism of FBI process — making it maximally useful for Trump's vindication narrative.

**Reaction type:** Amplifying (8 posts, multi-source saturation)

### Shadow Trigger: E. Jean Carroll Verdict (May 9, 2023)

The $5M sexual abuse/defamation verdict is never mentioned but its psychological fingerprints are visible in:
- The disproportionate rage in `ts_110376894377599657` (2:15 AM)
- The volume and intensity of Durham counter-programming
- The absence itself, which in narcissistic personality organization often indicates the highest-threat injuries

**Reaction type:** Dismissive (zero direct engagement, displacement via counter-narrative)

### Non-Triggers

The Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling negotiations, WGA writers' strike, and Russia sports ban — all active on this date — receive zero attention. Trump's information environment on this day is entirely self-referential.

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## VIII. Danger Assessment

### Maximum Danger Level: **HIGH**

Two posts reach HIGH danger:

**`ts_110376894377599657` (2:15 AM):** The cockroach metaphor applied to political opponents satisfies structural criteria for stochastic terrorism analysis:
- **Target identification:** "WASHINGTON, D.C." — geographically bounded political class
- **Dehumanization:** "SCUM, LIKE COCKROACHES" — historically the paradigmatic pre-genocidal dehumanizing epithet (documented in RTLM broadcasts preceding the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Nazi propaganda, Khmer Rouge rhetoric)
- **Grievance articulation:** Durham Report findings as justification
- **Audience reach:** Millions of followers, including demonstrated capacity for mobilization (January 6)
- **No explicit incitement:** The hallmark stochastic terrorism gap — conditions are set without direct instruction

**`ts_110377873358284458` (6:24 AM):** The Hannity headline — "heavy price to pay" — adds retributive framing to the dehumanization established in the prior post.

Two additional posts reach ELEVATED danger (`ts_110379328731051960`, `ts_110379696033545670`) through sustained institutional delegitimization (FBI as treasonous, investigation as "coup").

### Stochastic Terrorism Pattern: **Present**

The day's opening posts constitute a structurally complete stochastic terrorism communication: dehumanization + target identification + grievance + large audience. The pattern is concentrated in the authentic posts (2:15 AM and its immediate follow-up) rather than the aide-managed content, suggesting the stochastic terrorism indicators emerge from Trump's unfiltered psychological state rather than strategic communications planning.

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## IX. Cognitive Concerns

### Assessment Limitations

Only one post (`ts_110376894377599657`) is confidently attributed to Trump's own authorship (0.92 authenticity). Cognitive assessment from aide-written content is not meaningful.

### Observable Markers (from authentic post)

- **Crude vocabulary:** "SCUM," "COCKROACHES" — low-complexity, high-affect word choices
- **ALL CAPS deployment:** First sentence entirely capitalized — consistent with baseline emotional emphasis patterns
- **Register shift:** Transitions abruptly from dehumanizing rage to formal congratulation ("Congratulations to John Durham") — characteristic splitting between emotional and strategic communication modes
- **Fabricated consensus:** "praised by friend and foe alike" — a cognitive shortcut that substitutes desired reality for actual reception

### Complexity Trend: **Indeterminate**

Insufficient authentic content (1 post) to establish intra-day trend. The single authentic post shows no deviation from established baseline complexity.

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## X. Veracity Assessment

### Claims Inventory

| # | Claim | Source Post | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham Report "praised by friend and foe alike" | ts_110376894377599657 | **FALSE** — reception was heavily polarized |
| 2 | FBI pursued investigation "without evidence to substantiate" | ts_110378230473077952 | **MISLEADING** — Durham found insufficient predication, not zero evidence |
| 3 | Durham "proves" Clinton/FBI "tried to rig" 2016 election | ts_110379328731051960 | **FALSE** — Durham brought no such charges and disclaimed conspiracy finding |
| 4 | Russia investigation was "the coup" | ts_110379696033545670 | **FALSE** — no legal or investigative body has characterized it as such |
| 5 | FBI agents had anti-Trump messages | ts_110379327026416438 | **TRUE** — Strzok/Page texts documented by IG |
| 6 | CIA briefed Obama on Clinton proposal | ts_110379328731051960 | **MOSTLY TRUE** — documented in declassified CIA referral memo |
| 7 | Danchenko received six-figure FBI payments | ts_110378240148461315 | **TRUE** — confirmed in Durham Report |
| 8 | GOP primary effectively over | ts_110380655320590421 | **OPINION** — Bannon's assertion, not factual claim |

**Total claims: 8 | False/misleading: 4 | Veracity score: ~0.50**

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## XI. Authorship Distribution

The day presents a stark split between authentic and managed content:

- **Authentic Trump:** 1 post (ts_110376894377599657, authorship 0.92) — the most psychologically and clinically significant post of the day
- **Likely aide-authored:** 11 posts (authorship range 0.10–0.65) — strategically curated supply-harvesting operation

This distribution is itself diagnostic: Trump's actual psychological state (2:15 AM rage, dehumanizing language, displaced injury) is visible in exactly one post, while the managed operation (calm, systematic, multi-source amplification) dominates the public record. The day's true psychological story is told by the single authentic post and the eleven posts that work to bury its implications.

### Narrative

The day constructs a persecution-to-vindication redemption arc anchored by the Durham Report, while the week's actual contamination event — the E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict — is entirely suppressed through narrative flooding. The single authentic Trump post reveals the psychological reality beneath the managed triumph: displaced rage, dehumanizing language, and unmetabolized injury.

### Dominant themes

- Durham Report vindication / FBI persecution narrative (1 post)
- Campaign strength / polling / primary dominance (1 post)
- Lifestyle / golf (1 post)

### Contradictions that day

- [ts_110376894377599657](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110376894377599657): Durham Report praised 'by friend and foe alike'
  vs. [ts_110378254221835830](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378254221835830): Democrats and 'corrupt corporate media' have opposed Trump for six years — the same groups supposedly praising Durham
- [ts_110379328731051960](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110379328731051960): Durham 'proves' Clinton and FBI 'tried to rig the 2016 election'
  vs. [ts_110378230473077952](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378230473077952): Durham's actual finding was FBI pursued investigation 'without evidence to substantiate' — a procedural critique, not proof of election rigging conspiracy

### Cognitive concerns

- Fabricated consensus ('praised by friend and foe alike') substituting desired reality for actual reception
- Crude dehumanizing vocabulary (cockroaches, scum) in nominally celebratory context suggesting impaired emotional regulation
- Abrupt register shift from ALL CAPS rage to formal congratulation within single post — characteristic splitting
- Insufficient authentic content (1 of 12 posts) to assess cognitive trend

## Posts

### [ts_110380849827011070](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110380849827011070)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T23:01:44.093Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

17,112 likes · 5,813 reposts · 815 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110380844164454253](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110380844164454253)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T23:00:17.735Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

15,305 likes · 4,772 reposts · 308 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110380655320590421](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110380655320590421)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T22:12:16.162Z (UTC)

> https://www.mediaite.com/tv/bannon-declares-2024-gop-primary-over-after-cnn-trump-town-hall/

15,133 likes · 3,661 reposts · 350 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110380655320590421/analysis

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### [ts_110380653431844795](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110380653431844795)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T22:11:47.371Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

> https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/april2023-voter-poll.php

13,629 likes · 3,152 reposts · 290 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110380653431844795/analysis

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### [ts_110380444948104692](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110380444948104692)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T21:18:46.089Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

14,406 likes · 4,385 reposts · 580 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110380179152908515](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110380179152908515)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T20:11:10.422Z (UTC)

> https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/professional-golfs-political-meltdown

8,011 likes · 1,977 reposts · 200 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110380179152908515/analysis

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### [ts_110379698893021329](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110379698893021329)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T18:09:02.191Z (UTC)

> https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/new-york-gop-primary/2023/05/16/id/1119990/

11,199 likes · 2,860 reposts · 528 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110379698893021329/analysis

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### [ts_110379696033545670](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110379696033545670)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T18:08:18.642Z (UTC)

> https://rumble.com/v2o4qvy-breaking-president-trump-joins-the-show-to-talk-about-the-coup.html

13,498 likes · 3,688 reposts · 320 replies · unknown views

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110379696033545670/analysis

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### [ts_110379328731051960](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110379328731051960)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T16:34:53.967Z (UTC)

> “CIA chief John Brennan briefed President Barack Obama and other top officials on ‘alleged approval by Hillary Clinton on July 26, 2016 of a proposal—to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by Russian security services.’ The Clinton campaign helped bankroll the notorious Steele dossier, which made sweeping, unsubstantiated and salacious accusations against Trump.” https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/durham-proves-that-hillary-and-the-fbi-tried-to-rig-the-2016-election/

24,452 likes · 9,630 reposts · 2,005 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110379328731051960.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110379328731051960/analysis

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### [ts_110379327026416438](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110379327026416438)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T16:34:27.961Z (UTC)

> “The FBI’s profound bias in the 2016 presidential election has been undeniable…A June 2018 inspector general report exposed top FBI agents’ venomously anti-Trump messages and machinations…But that report did nothing to curb the FBI’s power to meddle in the 2020 presidential election by playing ‘hide &amp; seek’ with the Hunter Biden laptop that could have demolished Joe Biden’s presidential chances.” https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/durham-proves-that-hillary-and-the-fbi-tried-to-rig-the-2016-election/

15,880 likes · 4,923 reposts · 556 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110379327026416438.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110379327026416438/analysis

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### [ts_110379171801419686](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110379171801419686)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T15:54:59.502Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

15,052 likes · 4,966 reposts · 700 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378294369892872](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378294369892872)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T12:11:50.867Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

19,838 likes · 4,773 reposts · 860 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378254221835830](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378254221835830)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T12:01:38.302Z (UTC)

> “For more than six years now, corrupt corporate media and Democrats have rallied around that allegation as evidence that Trump shouldn’t hold office. But Durham’s latest report, much like previous investigations into the Russian collusion hoax, once again found that there was no evidence of collusion from the beginning.” https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/15/heres-everything-the-fbi-deliberately-ignored-to-get-trump-in-russian-collusion-hoax-according-to-durham/

21,438 likes · 6,524 reposts · 1,136 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110378254221835830.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378254221835830/analysis

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### [ts_110378240148461315](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378240148461315)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:58:03.515Z (UTC)

> “Special Counsel John Durham confirmed in a 306-page report released on Monday that Crossfire Hurricane investigators at the FBI hoped to keep sending Russian national and Steele dossier primary sub-source Igor Danchenko six-figure payments even after they learned he had lied to them.” https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/15/durham-report-fbi-proposed-paying-russia-collusion-hoaxer-igor-danchenko-to-silence-him-after-learning-he-lied/

17,360 likes · 5,551 reposts · 571 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110378240148461315.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378240148461315/analysis

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### [ts_110378230473077952](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378230473077952)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:55:35.881Z (UTC)

> “Special Counsel John Durham on Monday released a 300-plus page report critical of the FBI, Justice Department and the entire U.S. intelligence community for its pursuit of an investigation into alleged collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and the Russian government without evidence to substantiate the underlying allegations.” https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/holdtop-10-takeaways-durham-report

16,342 likes · 4,688 reposts · 496 replies · unknown views

Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_110378230473077952.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

Analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378230473077952/analysis

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### [ts_110378213048138073](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378213048138073)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:51:09.998Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

18,617 likes · 5,224 reposts · 713 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378210349696293](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378210349696293)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:50:28.823Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

20,176 likes · 6,251 reposts · 417 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378209323209926](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378209323209926)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:50:13.159Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

16,017 likes · 4,296 reposts · 460 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378207887004556](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378207887004556)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:49:51.245Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

20,226 likes · 6,185 reposts · 380 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378206384099904](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378206384099904)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:49:28.349Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

17,820 likes · 5,168 reposts · 565 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378204590197777](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378204590197777)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:49:01.015Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

16,210 likes · 5,203 reposts · 370 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378202431186495](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378202431186495)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:48:27.996Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

15,768 likes · 4,538 reposts · 730 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378200767435789](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378200767435789)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:48:02.608Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

14,239 likes · 3,396 reposts · 208 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378199894011364](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378199894011364)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:47:49.281Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

14,826 likes · 4,411 reposts · 342 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378198658625568](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378198658625568)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:47:30.469Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

14,427 likes · 4,630 reposts · 387 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378196785295295](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378196785295295)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:47:01.892Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

11,762 likes · 3,124 reposts · 193 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378195725850150](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378195725850150)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:46:45.681Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

11,683 likes · 3,939 reposts · 540 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378194609887280](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378194609887280)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:46:28.699Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

12,245 likes · 3,494 reposts · 206 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378193425852124](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378193425852124)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:46:10.584Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

11,367 likes · 3,017 reposts · 245 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378192412515511](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378192412515511)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:45:55.123Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

11,895 likes · 3,134 reposts · 257 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378175059526739](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378175059526739)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:41:30.419Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @SteveScalise🚨 BREAKING → The Durham Report reveals that Obama's FBI had zero actual evidence of collusion when they kicked off the political witch hunt of Donald Trump.We have said this all along.Now there must be consequences.

Reposted from @SteveScalise (Steve Scalise), 2023-05-15T20:28:10.905Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@SteveScalise/110374583723901733)

> 🚨 BREAKING → The Durham Report reveals that Obama's FBI had zero actual evidence of collusion when they kicked off the political witch hunt of Donald Trump.
>
> We have said this all along.
>
> Now there must be consequences.

0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies · unknown views

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### [ts_110378169853786748](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378169853786748)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:40:10.905Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @MonicaCrowleyThe Durham report finally proves what we knew all along: Mrs. Clinton, the FBI and DOJ, &amp; our intel agencies crafted &amp; weaponized a LIE to frame, discredit &amp; destroy @realDonaldTrump .This was a treasonous coup.No one's been held accountable.That's how corrupt the System is.

Reposted from @MonicaCrowley (Monica Crowley), 2023-05-15T21:42:11.273Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@MonicaCrowley/110374874724969109)

> The Durham report finally proves what we knew all along: Mrs. Clinton, the FBI and DOJ, & our intel agencies crafted & weaponized a LIE to frame, discredit & destroy @realDonaldTrump .
>
> This was a treasonous coup.
>
> No one's been held accountable.
>
> That's how corrupt the System is.

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### [ts_110378166962089718](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378166962089718)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:39:26.825Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110378165083609855](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110378165083609855)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T11:38:58.123Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110377873358284458](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110377873358284458)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T10:24:46.742Z (UTC)

> https://hannity.com/media-room/trump-reacts-there-must-be-a-heavy-price-to-pay-for-dems-after-durham-report-revelations/

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### [ts_110377835630991966](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110377835630991966)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T10:15:11.102Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110376894377599657](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110376894377599657)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T06:15:48.687Z (UTC)

> THEY ARE SCUM, LIKE COCKROACHES ALL OVER WASHINGTON, D.C. Congratulations to John Durham on a Report that is being praised for its quality, importance, and professionalism, by friend and foe alike!

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### [ts_110376152424111361](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110376152424111361)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T03:07:07.369Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110376143522718835](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110376143522718835)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T03:04:51.546Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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Truth Social · 2023-05-16T03:00:08.721Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110376121142433663](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110376121142433663)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:59:10.049Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110375969007241920](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375969007241920)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:20:28.654Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110375964417622330](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375964417622330)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:19:18.617Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110375953168224451](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375953168224451)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:16:26.967Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110375950516952280](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375950516952280)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:15:46.511Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110375948596032270](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375948596032270)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:15:17.245Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110375947745290042](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375947745290042)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:15:04.218Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110375944323202740](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375944323202740)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:14:12.000Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110375942653771626](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375942653771626)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:13:46.529Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @RealBenCarson

Reposted from @RealBenCarson (Dr. Ben Carson), 2023-05-15T21:49:29.823Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@RealBenCarson/110374903465734095)

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### [ts_110375940019965930](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375940019965930)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:13:06.340Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @DanScavinoPresident @realDonaldTrump and his entire Administration spent the entire 4 years in the White House relentlessly under attack, regarding RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA! ALL 4 YEARS!! Many lives were destroyed over this, meanwhile it all came from the Democratic Party — who perpetuated nothing but lies to take down a man they despise and hate, Donald J. Trump. Mark my words, this will make him stronger — and support will continue to grow, to put him back at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue!

Reposted from @DanScavino (Dan Scavino Jr. 🇺🇸🦅), 2023-05-15T22:37:58.669Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@DanScavino/110375094100458586)

> President @realDonaldTrump and his entire Administration spent the entire 4 years in the White House relentlessly under attack, regarding RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA! ALL 4 YEARS!! Many lives were destroyed over this, meanwhile it all came from the Democratic Party — who perpetuated nothing but lies to take down a man they despise and hate, Donald J. Trump. Mark my words, this will make him stronger — and support will continue to grow, to put him back at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue!

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### [ts_110375939372862525](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375939372862525)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:12:56.466Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @LeeZeldinThe author of this debunked 2016 Hillary Clinton lie is currently sitting inside of the White House as President Biden’s National Security Advisor.

Reposted from @LeeZeldin (Lee Zeldin), 2023-05-15T23:44:58.442Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@LeeZeldin/110375357542491653)

> The author of this debunked 2016 Hillary Clinton lie is currently sitting inside of the White House as President Biden’s National Security Advisor.

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### [ts_110375937724025375](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375937724025375)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:12:31.350Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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### [ts_110375933038042539](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375933038042539)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:11:19.883Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @FDRLSTHere’s Everything The FBI Deliberately Ignored To Get Trump In Russian Collusion Hoax, According To Durhamhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/05/15/heres-everything-the-fbi-deliberately-ignored-to-get-trump-in-russian-collusion-hoax-according-to-durham/

Reposted from @FDRLST (The Federalist), 2023-05-15T22:04:37.699Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@FDRLST/110374962965011522)

> Here’s Everything The FBI Deliberately Ignored To Get Trump In Russian Collusion Hoax, According To Durham
>
> https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/15/heres-everything-the-fbi-deliberately-ignored-to-get-trump-in-russian-collusion-hoax-according-to-durham/

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### [ts_110375931515538959](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375931515538959)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:10:56.649Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @FDRLSTDurham Report Finds New York Times Peddled Fake News Claiming Trump-Russia Collusionhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/05/15/durham-report-finds-new-york-times-peddled-fake-news-claiming-trump-russia-collusion/

Reposted from @FDRLST (The Federalist), 2023-05-15T21:57:46.598Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@FDRLST/110374936019745949)

> Durham Report Finds New York Times Peddled Fake News Claiming Trump-Russia Collusion
>
> https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/15/durham-report-finds-new-york-times-peddled-fake-news-claiming-trump-russia-collusion/

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### [ts_110375929909629644](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375929909629644)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:10:32.069Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @FDRLSTBOMBSHELL: Obama Admin Had No ‘Actual Evidence’ Of Collusion By Trump When It Launched Crossfire Hurricane Investigationhttps://thefederalist.com/2023/05/15/bombshell-obama-admin-had-no-actual-evidence-of-collusion-by-trump-when-it-launched-crossfire-hurricane-investigation/

Reposted from @FDRLST (The Federalist), 2023-05-15T21:09:53.297Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@FDRLST/110374747720683201)

> BOMBSHELL: Obama Admin Had No ‘Actual Evidence’ Of Collusion By Trump When It Launched Crossfire Hurricane Investigation
>
> https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/15/bombshell-obama-admin-had-no-actual-evidence-of-collusion-by-trump-when-it-launched-crossfire-hurricane-investigation/

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### [ts_110375919211370627](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375919211370627)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T02:07:48.828Z (UTC) · repost

> RT @elisestefanikMy statement on the long-awaited Durham report.

Reposted from @elisestefanik (Elise Stefanik), 2023-05-15T22:18:43.347Z (UTC) (https://truthsocial.com/@elisestefanik/110375018387262308)

> My statement on the long-awaited Durham report.

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### [ts_110375836585874266](https://trump.fm/post/ts_110375836585874266)

Truth Social · 2023-05-16T01:46:48.060Z (UTC) · 1 media attachment

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