# Post ts_108964722386484609

- Post ID: `ts_108964722386484609`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-08T20:41:54.156Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108964722386484609/analysis
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## Post text

> So now the FBI & Biden Department of “Justice” leakers are going to spend Millions of Dollars, & vast amounts of Time & Energy, to appeal the Order on the “Raid of Mar-a-Lago Document Hoax,” by a brilliant and courageous Judge whose words of wisdom rang true throughout our Nation, instead of fighting the record setting corruption and crime that is taking place right before their very eyes. They SPIED on my Campaign, lied to FISA COURT, told Facebook “quiet,” preside over worst CRIME WAVE ever!!

## Engagement

- Likes: 47,445
- Reposts: 13,171
- Replies: 2,212
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.435Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:54:59.728Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

Post reveals paradoxical narcissistic dynamic: despite winning Judge Cannon's favorable special master ruling, Trump cannot rest in victory and instead escalates grievance in response to anticipated DOJ appeal. The post employs pathological denial (labeling documented classified material recovery a "Hoax"), immature splitting (idealizing Cannon as "brilliant and courageous" while devaluing the entire DOJ), and projection (accusing investigators of corruption while under investigation). The characteristic grievance-chaining in the final sentence — pivoting from the current legal matter to campaign spying, FISA, Facebook, and crime — demonstrates perseverative rumination on narcissistic injuries. The inability to experience satisfaction from favorable outcomes, instead immediately converting wins into fresh persecution narratives, is consistent with vulnerable narcissistic processes underlying grandiose presentation. Gaslighting is present through systematic delegitimization of institutions via scare quotes and reality-distorting labels. Factual claims range from half-true (FISA errors) to false (worst crime wave ever).

## Psychological Analysis: Truth Social Post ts_108964722386484609

### Context
Posted September 8, 2022, at 4:41 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or Bedminster). This follows Judge Cannon's favorable special master ruling. Despite winning a legal victory, Trump attacks the DOJ for potentially appealing it.

### Authorship
Business hours posting but stylistically authentic: stream-of-consciousness, ALL CAPS emphasis, scare quotes, grievance chaining, and the characteristic pivot from current topic to historical grievances (FBI spying, FISA, Facebook, crime wave) in a single run-on thought.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is paradoxical — Trump just won (Cannon ruling) yet frames himself as persecuted. The trigger appears to be news DOJ would appeal, converting a victory into fresh injury. The final sentence chains four separate grievances in rapid-fire, characteristic of perseverative grievance recall.

### Rhetorical Structure
Opens with sarcastic framing ("So now"), uses scare quotes to delegitimize ("Justice," "Raid," "Hoax," "quiet"), employs hyperbole ("brilliant and courageous," "words of wisdom rang true throughout our Nation," "record setting corruption," "worst CRIME WAVE ever"), and closes with a grievance avalanche — four accusations compressed into one sentence with no logical connective tissue.

### Defense Mechanisms
Projection dominates: accuses DOJ of corruption while under investigation himself. The "Document Hoax" framing is denial of the legal basis for the search. Splitting is evident in the idealization of Judge Cannon ("brilliant and courageous") versus devaluation of DOJ/FBI.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "FBI spied on my campaign" | **Half True** | FBI conducted authorized Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence investigation; IG Horowitz confirmed it was properly predicated but found significant errors. 'Spied' is editorialized framing of lawful investigation. |
| "Lied to FISA Court" | **Mostly True** | IG Horowitz found 17 significant errors and omissions in Carter Page FISA applications, including altered email by FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith (who pled guilty). |
| "Told Facebook 'quiet'" | **Mostly False** | FBI gave Facebook general warnings about potential Russian disinformation operations ahead of 2020 election. Did not specifically order suppression of Hunter Biden laptop story. Facebook made its own moderation decisions. |
| "Worst CRIME WAVE ever" | **False** | While violent crime rose in 2020-2021, rates remained far below historical peaks of the early 1990s. |

Overall Veracity: 38%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Stream-of-consciousness grievance chaining
- ALL CAPS for emphasis on SPIED, FISA COURT, CRIME WAVE
- Scare quotes on multiple terms
- Run-on sentence structure
- Emotional escalation pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (DOJ potential appeal of Cannon ruling)

**Rage:** Intensity 65% targeting FBI, DOJ, Biden administration
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid topic shifting across multiple grievances
- Pressured quality to prose

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 15%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 35%

Cognitive Markers:
- tangentiality
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared victimhood framing
- Positioning audience as co-witnesses to persecution

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Labels documented recovery of classified materials a 'Hoax'
- Frames lawful search warrant execution as a 'Raid'
- Delegitimizes DOJ with scare quotes around 'Justice'

## Fact Checks (4)

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

> FBI spied on my campaign

**HALF TRUE**

FBI conducted authorized Crossfire Hurricane counterintelligence investigation; IG Horowitz confirmed it was properly predicated but found significant errors. 'Spied' is editorialized framing of lawful investigation.

Sources: DOJ IG Horowitz Report, December 2019

> Lied to FISA Court

**MOSTLY TRUE**

IG Horowitz found 17 significant errors and omissions in Carter Page FISA applications, including altered email by FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith (who pled guilty).

Sources: DOJ IG Horowitz Report, December 2019

> Told Facebook 'quiet'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

FBI gave Facebook general warnings about potential Russian disinformation operations ahead of 2020 election. Did not specifically order suppression of Hunter Biden laptop story. Facebook made its own moderation decisions.

Sources: Mark Zuckerberg Joe Rogan podcast, August 2022

> Worst CRIME WAVE ever

**FALSE**

While violent crime rose in 2020-2021, rates remained far below historical peaks of the early 1990s.

Sources: FBI Uniform Crime Report

Overall Veracity: 38%

## Tags

- legal_grievance (80%)
- mar_a_lago_documents (90%)
- institutional_delegitimization (80%)
- whataboutism (70%)
- paranoid_features (70%)
- grievance_chaining (70%)

## That day

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

**Queen's Death Draws Stately Performance Before Legal Grievance Reclaims the Stage**

Trump spent the day split between diplomacy and grievance. The morning opened with a Bolsonaro endorsement and a jab at the Lincoln Project, but the big moment was a lengthy, formal tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after her death was announced -- clearly drafted by staff and strikingly dignified. That register didn't last. By late afternoon, Trump pivoted hard into a two-part rant against the FBI and DOJ over the Mar-a-Lago documents case, accusing investigators of planting evidence and cataloging every perceived institutional abuse. The day's arc -- from presidential composure to raw persecution narrative -- was one of the sharpest tonal contrasts in recent memory.

Full digest for 2022-09-08: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-08/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 8). So now the FBI & Biden Department of... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108964722386484609
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "So now the FBI & Biden Department of “Justice” leakers..." Truth Social, 8 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108964722386484609. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "So now the FBI & Biden Department of “Justice” leakers...," Truth Social, September 8, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108964722386484609.

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