# Post ts_108858518234900212

- Post ID: `ts_108858518234900212`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-21T02:32:47.401Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108858518234900212
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108858518234900212/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108858518234900212.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I hear that the great Agents & others in the FBI are furious at FBI leadership for what they are doing with respect to political weaponization against a President (me) that always had their backs, and that they like (love!) a lot. They don’t like being “used” by people they do not agree with, or respect. Likewise, they are not exactly thrilled with the leadership at DOJ! Similar to the revolt against Comey when he exonerated Crooked Hillary, but was forced, by them, to withdraw the exoneration!

## Engagement

- Likes: 32,777
- Reposts: 7,617
- Replies: 1,365
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.437Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:27:36.078Z (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 post, authored approximately 12 days after the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, exhibits a clinically significant pattern of **institutional splitting** — dividing a single organization into idealized rank-and-file ("great Agents" who "love" him) versus demonized leadership. This defense mechanism serves to preserve narcissistic equilibrium after a major injury (the search) by reframing the action as illegitimate even within the acting institution.

The danger assessment is **elevated** given the temporal context: DHS and FBI had already issued joint bulletins warning of increased threats to federal law enforcement following the search. The post's encouragement of an internal revolt narrative — explicitly modeled on a claimed Comey-era precedent — provides a framework for delegitimizing institutional action and implicitly endorses resistance.

The "I hear that" construction is a characteristic Trump technique for introducing unverifiable claims with the appearance of insider authority. The parenthetical "(love!)" reveals the supply-seeking dimension beneath the strategic framing — a need to assert that even the institution investigating him personally adores him.

The Comey parallel contains factual distortion: agents did not "force" Comey to withdraw Clinton's exoneration. This revisionist framing serves dual purposes — rationalization of the current situation and establishment of precedent for the desired outcome (agents overriding leadership). The post exemplifies the intersection of narcissistic defense and strategic messaging that characterizes Trump's most psychologically revealing communications.

## Psychological Analysis: "FBI Agents Furious" Post (2022-08-21)

### Context
Posted ~10:30 PM ET (Trump at Mar-a-Lago/Bedminster area, summer 2022), approximately 12 days after the August 8 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. The post constructs a narrative that rank-and-file FBI agents oppose their own leadership's actions against Trump.

### Authorship
Late-night timing, emotional content, parenthetical asides "(me)" and "(love!)", stream-of-consciousness quality, and the characteristic "I hear that" framing all point strongly to authentic Trump authorship.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is a sophisticated deployment of **splitting** — dividing the FBI into "great Agents" (good) vs. "FBI leadership" (bad). This serves multiple functions: it reframes the institutional action against him as illegitimate by claiming the institution's own members oppose it; it maintains narcissistic supply by asserting law enforcement loves him; and it provides a template for followers to distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable government actors.

The "I hear that" opening is classic **unverifiable sourcing** — creating an impression of insider knowledge without accountability. The parenthetical "(love!)" escalates the claim from professional respect to personal devotion, revealing the supply-seeking motive.

The Comey comparison at the end is notable: Trump references the 2016 Clinton email investigation as a parallel, framing FBI agents as having previously "revolted" successfully. This **implied call to action** suggests current agents should similarly rebel against leadership.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Splitting**: Good agents vs. bad leadership
- **Projection**: Attributes "fury" to FBI agents — likely projecting his own rage
- **Distortion**: Reshapes institutional law enforcement action as rogue leadership acting against the will of their own people
- **Rationalization**: The Comey parallel provides pseudo-historical justification

### Danger Assessment
The post explicitly encourages a narrative of internal institutional revolt during a period when DHS/FBI had already issued bulletins about increased threats to law enforcement. While not directly calling for violence, the framing that FBI agents should oppose their leadership mirrors the stochastic terrorism pattern of providing grievance + target + implied action.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "FBI agents forced Comey to withdraw his exoneration of Hillary Clinton" | **Mostly False** | Comey reopened the Clinton email investigation in October 2016 based on new evidence (Weiner laptop), not due to agent revolt. While some agents were reportedly dissatisfied, the characterization of being 'forced by them to withdraw the exoneration' significantly distorts what occurred. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Late night posting (~10:30 PM ET)
- Parenthetical asides '(me)' and '(love!)'
- Stream-of-consciousness style
- 'I hear that' unverifiable sourcing
- Emotional escalation pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (FBI search of Mar-a-Lago)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting FBI and DOJ leadership
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 80%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- splitting (immature)
- projection (immature)
- distortion (pathological)
- rationalization (neurotic)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Claiming insider knowledge ('I hear')
- Asserting agents love him personally
- Creating in-group identity with rank-and-file vs. elites

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Encourages narrative of institutional revolt during period of elevated threats to law enforcement
- DHS/FBI had already issued threat bulletin about increased violence against federal agents
- Comey parallel implicitly models successful agent rebellion as precedent
- Delegitimizes lawful institutional action

### Gaslighting

- Reframes lawful search warrant as 'political weaponization'
- Claims agents oppose their own institution's actions without evidence
- Revisionist framing of Comey investigation timeline

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> FBI agents forced Comey to withdraw his exoneration of Hillary Clinton

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Comey reopened the Clinton email investigation in October 2016 based on new evidence (Weiner laptop), not due to agent revolt. While some agents were reportedly dissatisfied, the characterization of being 'forced by them to withdraw the exoneration' significantly distorts what occurred.

Sources: DOJ Inspector General report on Clinton email investigation (2018)

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- FBI (90%)
- DOJ (50%)
- Mar-a-Lago search (90%)
- splitting (90%)
- institutional revolt (80%)
- Comey (50%)

## That day

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

**Raid Grievance Burns Hot at Night, Fades to Routine Kingmaker Posturing by Day**

Trump's day split into two distinct moods. The evening before featured a burst of genuine anger — attacking Bill Maher, savaging Mitch McConnell with a racially coded jab at his wife, and spinning a narrative that FBI rank-and-file secretly support him against their own leadership. By morning, the tone shifted to victory laps over Liz Cheney's primary loss and boasts that the Mar-a-Lago raid had backfired. The rest of the day was low-energy routine: endorsements, retweets, and a plug for a Jared Kushner interview on Fox.

Full digest for 2022-08-21: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-21/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 21). I hear that the great Agents & others in the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108858518234900212
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I hear that the great Agents & others in the FBI are..." Truth Social, 21 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108858518234900212. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I hear that the great Agents & others in the FBI are...," Truth Social, August 21, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108858518234900212.

## For agents

- Site overview: https://trump.fm/llms.txt
- API specification: https://trump.fm/openapi.json
- MCP server: https://trump.fm/mcp (search and fetch tools, no auth)
- This post as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/posts/ts_108858518234900212
- Analysis as JSON: https://trump.fm/api/analysis/ts_108858518234900212
- All citation formats: https://trump.fm/api/cite/ts_108858518234900212
- Same day: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-21
- The record alone, without the analysis: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108858518234900212.md?analysis=false

_Markdown view of a trump.fm page. Post, analysis, date, feed, contradictions, search and about pages answer in markdown at their URL with `.md` appended (`/index.md` for the home page), or when sent `Accept: text/markdown`._