# Post ts_108902805282903785

- Post ID: `ts_108902805282903785`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-08-28T22:15:34.126Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108902805282903785/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_108902805282903785.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Here we go again! The Radical Left Dems fraudulently created the now fully debunked Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, they got caught and failed, but tried to get me with “obstructing” their Fake investigation of their fraudulent, made up story. So, they make up a vicious & fake story, I fight it, and they claim I obstructed the investigation. It didn’t work, but now they are doing the same thing with the RAID on Mar-a-Lago assault. I did nothing wrong, they did. It is prosecutorial misconduct!

## Engagement

- Likes: 29,820
- Reposts: 8,190
- Replies: 1,237
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.436Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:31:06.796Z (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 demonstrates Trump's characteristic **preemptive legal narrative construction** in response to the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation. By explicitly paralleling the current situation with the Russia investigation — which he frames as "fully debunked" (a claim contradicted by the Mueller Report's documented findings) — he attempts to inoculate his audience against potential obstruction charges. The rhetorical structure is notable: opponents fabricate a crime, he defends himself, and the defense becomes the new crime. This "trap" framing serves as both psychological defense (rationalization, projection) and legal strategy.

The post operates primarily from a **vulnerable narcissistic state** — persecution, victimhood, injustice — while the implicit claim that massive institutional forces must conspire against him preserves grandiose self-concept. The DARVO pattern ("I did nothing wrong, they did") is textbook. Characterizing a lawful warrant-based search as a "RAID" and "assault" represents deliberate reality distortion aimed at delegitimizing federal law enforcement.

The **elevated danger rating** reflects the systematic delegitimization of legal institutions rather than any direct call to action. By framing lawful process as political assault, the post contributes to an environment where followers may view extralegal responses as justified defense. The perseverative return to "Russia, Russia, Russia" years later confirms this remains an active narcissistic wound serving as a template for interpreting all subsequent legal scrutiny.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_108902805282903785

### Context
Posted August 28, 2022 at 6:15 PM ET (Trump likely at Bedminster, NJ for summer). This falls during business hours, but the content is clearly authentic Trump based on stylistic markers.

### Authorship
The post exhibits classic Trump markers: stream-of-consciousness structure, repetition ("Russia, Russia, Russia"), emotional escalation, ampersand usage, ALL CAPS emphasis ("RAID"), and the characteristic pattern of building a narrative grievance across multiple clauses. The timing (early evening) is within his active posting window.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is a textbook example of the **obstruction-as-persecution** narrative frame Trump deploys repeatedly. The core rhetorical move: recast any legal scrutiny as a trap where (1) opponents fabricate wrongdoing, (2) he defends himself, (3) the defense itself becomes the crime. This is a sophisticated victim-positioning strategy.

The explicit parallel drawn between the Russia investigation and the Mar-a-Lago search reveals **perseverative return** to the Russia investigation grievance and an attempt to inoculate against potential obstruction charges related to the documents case.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Denial**: "I did nothing wrong"
- **Projection**: "they did" — attributing misconduct to prosecutors
- **Rationalization**: Framing resistance to investigation as natural self-defense ("I fight it")

### Rhetorical Structure
The post follows a clear template: establish precedent of persecution → draw parallel to current situation → preemptive legal framing. "Here we go again!" signals the repetition-compulsion narrative.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Russia investigation was 'fully debunked'" | **Mostly False** | Mueller Report documented extensive Russian interference and multiple instances of potential obstruction. Mueller explicitly stated he could not exonerate Trump on obstruction. Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed Russian interference. |
| "The investigation was 'fraudulently created'" | **Mostly False** | The FBI investigation originated from George Papadopoulos's statements to an Australian diplomat. While the Steele dossier was later shown to contain unverified claims, the investigation's origin was a legitimate intelligence tip. Durham investigation resulted in no significant convictions. |
| "Prosecutorial misconduct regarding Mar-a-Lago search" | **False** | The search was conducted pursuant to a lawfully issued search warrant approved by a federal magistrate judge based on probable cause. The warrant and affidavit were later partially unsealed, showing proper legal process. |

Overall Veracity: 13%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness multi-clause structure
- Russia Russia Russia repetition
- Ampersand usage
- ALL CAPS for RAID
- Emotional escalation pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (FBI Mar-a-Lago search and potential obstruction framing)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting DOJ/FBI ('Radical Left Dems')
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.75

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance framing
- Us-vs-them solidarity building
- Inviting audience to see pattern of persecution

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Characterizing lawful FBI search as 'RAID' and 'assault'
- Systematic delegitimization of federal law enforcement
- Framing legal accountability as political persecution

### Gaslighting

- 'Fully debunked' Russia investigation — Mueller documented multiple instances of obstruction
- 'I did nothing wrong, they did' — DARVO pattern
- Reframing lawful search warrant as 'assault'

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Russia investigation was 'fully debunked'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Mueller Report documented extensive Russian interference and multiple instances of potential obstruction. Mueller explicitly stated he could not exonerate Trump on obstruction. Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed Russian interference.

Sources: Mueller Report (2019); Senate Intelligence Committee Report (2020)

> The investigation was 'fraudulently created'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The FBI investigation originated from George Papadopoulos's statements to an Australian diplomat. While the Steele dossier was later shown to contain unverified claims, the investigation's origin was a legitimate intelligence tip. Durham investigation resulted in no significant convictions.

Sources: DOJ Inspector General Horowitz Report (2019); Durham Investigation results (2023)

> Prosecutorial misconduct regarding Mar-a-Lago search

**FALSE**

The search was conducted pursuant to a lawfully issued search warrant approved by a federal magistrate judge based on probable cause. The warrant and affidavit were later partially unsealed, showing proper legal process.

Sources: DOJ court filings August 2022

Overall Veracity: 13%

## Tags

- legal-defense-narrative (90%)
- mar-a-lago-documents (90%)
- russia-investigation-grievance (70%)
- DARVO (80%)
- institutional-delegitimization (70%)
- preemptive-inoculation (80%)

## That day

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

**Post-Raid Persecution Barrage: 12-Link Dump Primes Evening Escalation to Institutional Delegitimization**

Trump spent the day fixated on the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago, now twenty days old. A noon burst of a dozen shared articles — comparing the FBI to the Gestapo, calling the raid illegal, demanding the judge's removal — set the table for a more personal evening eruption. As the afternoon turned to evening, he shifted from sharing others' outrage to voicing his own, building from simmering frustration to full-throated accusations that the DOJ and FBI are running "Election Interference at the highest level." The day ended on an oddly upbeat note, claiming credit for NASA's upcoming Artemis moon launch, a brief flash of self-congratulation before the grievance cycle presumably resumes.

Full digest for 2022-08-28: https://trump.fm/date/2022-08-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, August 28). Here we go again! The Radical Left Dems... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108902805282903785
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Here we go again! The Radical Left Dems fraudulently..." Truth Social, 28 Aug. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108902805282903785. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Here we go again! The Radical Left Dems fraudulently...," Truth Social, August 28, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108902805282903785.

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