# Post ts_108982116395810950

- Post ID: `ts_108982116395810950`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-11T22:25:25.669Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108982116395810950
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108982116395810950/analysis

## Post text

> https://nypost.com/2022/06/11/the-fbi-knew-russiagate-was-a-lie-but-hid-that-truth/

## Engagement

- Likes: 25,283
- Reposts: 8,140
- Replies: 991
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.435Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T22:52:25.623Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: URL-Only Reshare of NY Post "Russiagate" Article

This post is a bare URL share of a three-month-old NY Post opinion piece arguing the FBI knew "Russiagate was a lie." Posted on the 21st anniversary of 9/11 at 6:25 PM ET, it sits among a flurry of link shares—a content-dumping pattern characteristic of grievance maintenance.

### Context
The article is from June 2022, making this a retroactive reshare. The timing—9/11 anniversary, amid the Mar-a-Lago documents dispute—suggests Trump is weaving the FBI/DOJ thread across multiple grievances. The special master ruling had just gone in his favor, possibly emboldening continued attacks on federal law enforcement legitimacy.

### Authorship
The bare-URL format with no commentary is ambiguous. It could be aide-curated content queued for sharing, or Trump's own rapid-fire link dumping. The 6:25 PM ET timing and lack of emotional editorializing lean slightly toward aide or semi-automated posting. However, the pattern of multiple rapid posts on this date suggests personal involvement in content selection even if mechanically posted.

### Psychological Significance
Minimal standalone significance. This is part of a broader pattern of institutional delegitimization—specifically targeting the FBI during a period when the FBI is investigating him. The selection of a months-old article reinforces the persecution narrative rather than responding to breaking news.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The FBI knew Russiagate was a lie but hid that truth" | **Mostly False** | The Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, multiple guilty pleas, and documented extensive Russian interference in 2016 election. The Steele dossier had reliability issues, and the Durham investigation found FBI failures in FISA applications, but characterizing the entire investigation as a known 'lie' is not supported by evidence. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- bare URL with no personal commentary
- 6:25 PM ET - business hours
- part of rapid link-dump series
- no typos or emotional language to assess

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance — Exposure (ongoing FBI/DOJ investigation of Mar-a-Lago documents)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 0%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance against institutions

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Implicit framing of entire Russia investigation as fabricated lie despite documented findings

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The FBI knew Russiagate was a lie but hid that truth

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, multiple guilty pleas, and documented extensive Russian interference in 2016 election. The Steele dossier had reliability issues, and the Durham investigation found FBI failures in FISA applications, but characterizing the entire investigation as a known 'lie' is not supported by evidence.

Sources: Mueller Report; Durham Investigation findings

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- institutional-delegitimization (80%)
- grievance-maintenance (70%)
- russia-investigation (90%)
- FBI (80%)
- link-dump (60%)

## That day

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

**A Perfunctory 9/11 Memorial Gives Way to an Evening Link Dump of Grievances and Self-Promotion**

Trump marked the 21st anniversary of September 11th with a brief, likely staff-written memorial post in the late afternoon, then went quiet for nearly two hours. The evening brought a rapid burst of eight posts in under half an hour -- almost all bare links with little original commentary -- mixing FBI and DOJ grievances with articles flattering his political strength. The mood was subdued by his standards, with no visible anger and unusually low engagement for a day of national significance.

Full digest for 2022-09-11: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-11/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 11). https://nypost.com/2022/06/11/the-fbi-knew-russiag... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_108982116395810950
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://nypost.com/2022/06/11/the-fbi-knew-russiagate-was-a-..." Truth Social, 11 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108982116395810950. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://nypost.com/2022/06/11/the-fbi-knew-russiagate-was-a-...," Truth Social, September 11, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_108982116395810950.

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