# Post ts_108829318699613535

- Post ID: `ts_108829318699613535`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-15T22:46:57.852Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108829318699613535
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108829318699613535/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108829318699613535.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> “We can’t trust the FBI after its long history of political meddling” https://nypost.com/2022/08/10/we-cant-trust-the-fbi-after-its-long-history-of-political-meddling/

## Engagement

- Likes: 39,639
- Reposts: 10,294
- Replies: 1,519
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.437Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:13:31.715Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Sharing NY Post Anti-FBI Article (2022-08-15)

This post shares a New York Post opinion piece attacking FBI credibility, five days after the Mar-a-Lago search warrant execution. It follows a pattern visible across multiple posts this day: book promotions for allies framing themselves as persecuted, and sharing sympathetic media coverage casting the FBI search as political overreach.

### Context
The post is part of a coordinated messaging blitz on August 15, 2022. Trump shared multiple articles and book promotions all reinforcing the same narrative: law enforcement has been "weaponized" against him and his allies. This post delegates the attack to a third-party source (NY Post), lending perceived credibility while maintaining the delegitimization campaign against the FBI.

### Authorship
Posted at ~6:47 PM ET, during business hours. The post is a simple link-share with a quoted headline — minimal personal voice, no typos, no emotional flourishes. This is consistent with aide-managed social media activity (likely Scavino or similar). The pattern of multiple link-shares and book promotions throughout the day suggests a coordinated content schedule.

### Psychological Function
The post serves institutional delegitimization rather than personal emotional expression. By sharing a third-party critique, it externalizes the attack on the FBI while reinforcing the paranoid schema that law enforcement is a political weapon. This is consistent with the broader narcissistic defense strategy visible across the day's posts: reframing the classified documents investigation as persecution.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "FBI has a long history of political meddling" | **Half True** | FBI has documented history of political abuses (COINTELPRO, Hoover-era surveillance), but the framing implies the Mar-a-Lago search was similarly politically motivated rather than based on evidence of classified document retention |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (6:47 PM ET)
- Simple link share with quoted headline
- No typos or emotional language
- Part of coordinated daily content schedule
- Professional formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (FBI Mar-a-Lago search and warrant unsealing revealing classified documents)

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- denial (pathological)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance
- institutional distrust building
- appeal to authority via media endorsement

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Delegitimization of federal law enforcement during period of documented increased threats to FBI agents (per DHS/FBI joint bulletin)
- Part of sustained campaign undermining public trust in investigative institutions

### Gaslighting

- Reframing legitimate law enforcement action as 'political meddling'
- Implying FBI search lacked legitimate basis despite warrant authorizing recovery of classified documents

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> FBI has a long history of political meddling

**HALF TRUE**

FBI has documented history of political abuses (COINTELPRO, Hoover-era surveillance), but the framing implies the Mar-a-Lago search was similarly politically motivated rather than based on evidence of classified document retention

Sources: Historical record of COINTELPRO; Mar-a-Lago search warrant unsealed August 2022

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- institutional_delegitimization (80%)
- FBI (90%)
- mar-a-lago_search (90%)
- link_share (100%)
- paranoid_schema (60%)

## That day

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

**One Week After Mar-a-Lago: Victimhood and Victory Collide as Raid Dominates Every Hour**

A week after the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, Trump spent the entire day unable to talk about much else. He swung between raw grievance -- calling the search a "break-in" and complaining about seized passports -- and triumphant claims that the raid was fueling a massive Republican wave in November. The afternoon included a rapid cluster of book promotions for political allies, one of which praised Paul Manafort for refusing to cooperate with prosecutors. The evening brought a barrage of seven shared articles in under an hour, all reinforcing the message that the FBI had handed the GOP a gift. The day's central contradiction was never resolved: the same event was simultaneously a catastrophic assault on democracy and the best thing to happen to Republicans all year.

Full digest for 2022-08-15: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-15/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 15). “We can’t trust the FBI after its long history of... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108829318699613535
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“We can’t trust the FBI after its long history of political..." Truth Social, 15 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108829318699613535. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“We can’t trust the FBI after its long history of political...," Truth Social, August 15, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108829318699613535.

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