# Post ts_108346469471610486

- Post ID: `ts_108346469471610486`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-05-22T16:12:03.333Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108346469471610486
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108346469471610486/analysis
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## Post text

> “Hillary Clinton personally approved plan to share Trump-Russia allegation with the press in 2016, campaign manager says” https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/20/politics/hillary-clinton-robby-mook-fbi/index.html

## Engagement

- Likes: 31,607
- Reposts: 12,754
- Replies: 1,360
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.441Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T20:21:07.804Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post ts_108346469471610486 (2022-05-22)

### Content Summary
Trump shares a CNN article about Robby Mook's testimony that Hillary Clinton personally approved sharing Trump-Russia allegations with the press in 2016. Notable for its minimalism — the post is essentially just the headline and link with no added commentary.

### Authorship
Posted at 12:12 PM EDT (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster). Business hours, no commentary added, clean formatting — consistent with aide-assisted posting. However, the choice of content (vindication narrative re: Russia investigation) is quintessentially Trump's obsession. Likely aide-formatted but Trump-directed.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a **vindication-seeking** post. By sharing a CNN article (a source he routinely attacks as "fake news"), Trump leverages the credibility of an adversarial outlet to validate his long-held claim that the Russia investigation was a political hit job. The absence of commentary is itself rhetorical — letting the "enemy's own words" speak. This is relatively restrained for Trump, suggesting either aide curation or a strategic choice to let the headline do the work.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Rationalization**: Using opposition media to retroactively justify years of grievance about the Russia investigation
- **Projection reversal**: Implicitly arguing Clinton, not he, was the one engaged in political manipulation

### Rhetorical Techniques
The use of CNN as source is an appeal to authority — specifically hostile-witness authority. The post functions as a "told you so" without explicitly saying it.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Hillary Clinton personally approved sharing Trump-Russia allegations with press" | **Mostly True** | Robby Mook testified in the Sussmann trial (May 2022) that he discussed the Alfa Bank DNS allegation with Clinton and she approved sharing it with a reporter, though the details and implications are more nuanced than the headline suggests. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:12 PM ET)
- Clean formatting with no typos
- No added commentary or ALL CAPS
- Simple headline + link format typical of aide posting
- But content selection reflects Trump's core obsessions

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Mook testimony vindicating Trump-Russia claims)

Sentiment: +0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- vindication sharing
- hostile-witness authority appeal

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-19._

> Hillary Clinton personally approved sharing Trump-Russia allegations with press

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Robby Mook testified in the Sussmann trial (May 2022) that he discussed the Alfa Bank DNS allegation with Clinton and she approved sharing it with a reporter, though the details and implications are more nuanced than the headline suggests.

Sources: Sussmann trial testimony, May 2022

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- russia-investigation (100%)
- vindication-seeking (90%)
- hillary-clinton (80%)
- hostile-witness-technique (70%)

## That day

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

**Morning Anxiety Over PA Recount Gives Way to Afternoon Vindication Tour**

A quiet Sunday with just six posts, all between mid-morning and early afternoon. The day started with visible frustration over the Pennsylvania Senate recount and another round of attacks on the Wall Street Journal, then shifted to boasting about his foreign policy record compared to Biden's ongoing Asia trip. The afternoon was dominated by sharing the same Hillary Clinton–Sussmann trial headline from two different outlets, signaling a vindication fixation. Overall a low-energy day with no real escalation or danger signals.

Full digest for 2022-05-22: https://trump.fm/date/2022-05-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, May 22). “Hillary Clinton personally approved plan to... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108346469471610486
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“Hillary Clinton personally approved plan to share..." Truth Social, 22 May. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108346469471610486. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“Hillary Clinton personally approved plan to share...," Truth Social, May 22, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108346469471610486.

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