# Post ts_109002235649622645

- Post ID: `ts_109002235649622645`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-15T11:42:01.126Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109002235649622645
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109002235649622645/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109002235649622645.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/108994575631471182 FBI working with Russia to get Trump. If this were reversed, it would be the biggest story in 50 years. The Fake News Media does everything possible not to cover it - but the people know!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_108994575631471182 (2022-09-14T03:13:58.523Z (UTC))

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- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/108/994/574/408/862/854/original/575f85d8802b7750.qt

## Engagement

- Likes: 26,311
- Reposts: 7,948
- Replies: 781
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.435Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:00:34.153Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: RT of Own Post re FBI/Russia

This post is a repost of Trump's own earlier Truth Social post, with added commentary. The core claim: the FBI collaborated with Russia against Trump, and media suppresses this story. This follows Durham investigation court filings referenced in his other posts from the same day.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:42 UTC = 7:42 AM ET. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago or NYC in mid-September 2022. This is early morning — plausible for authentic Trump. The style (stream-of-consciousness, rhetorical framing, "Fake News Media," "the people know!") is characteristic.

### Psychological Dynamics
This is part of a sustained persecution narrative cluster — three posts on the same day about FBI/Russia. The framing inverts reality: Trump as victim of the very thing he was investigated for. The "if this were reversed" construction reveals acute sensitivity to perceived double standards, a hallmark of narcissistic injury processing.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Accusing FBI of the very Russia connection he was investigated for
- **Denial**: Dismissing the investigation as fraudulent
- **Splitting**: Media/FBI as all-bad suppressors vs. "the people" as all-good truth-knowers

### Rhetorical Analysis
The "if this were reversed" counterfactual is a whataboutism variant. "The people know!" is a populist epistemic claim — bypassing institutional verification by appealing to folk wisdom. The exclamation mark signals emotional investment.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "FBI working with Russia to get Trump" | **Mostly False** | Durham filings showed FBI paid Igor Danchenko (a source for the Steele dossier) as a confidential informant, but this does not equate to 'FBI working with Russia to get Trump.' The framing dramatically overstates and distorts the findings. |
| "If reversed it would be the biggest story in 50 years" | **Unverifiable** | Subjective counterfactual claim about hypothetical media coverage. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- early morning timing (7:42 AM ET)
- characteristic phrases: 'Fake News Media', 'the people know!'
- emotional punctuation
- stream-of-consciousness quality

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Durham investigation filings reviving Russia investigation grievance)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting FBI, mainstream media
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- populist identification ('the people know')
- shared victimhood framing

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Framing FBI investigation as FBI 'working with Russia to get Trump'
- Delegitimizing media coverage as suppression of truth

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> FBI working with Russia to get Trump

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Durham filings showed FBI paid Igor Danchenko (a source for the Steele dossier) as a confidential informant, but this does not equate to 'FBI working with Russia to get Trump.' The framing dramatically overstates and distorts the findings.

Sources: Durham special counsel filings September 2022

> If reversed it would be the biggest story in 50 years

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Subjective counterfactual claim about hypothetical media coverage.

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- Russia investigation grievance (100%)
- media delegitimization (80%)
- persecution narrative (90%)
- Durham investigation (70%)

## That day

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

**Durham Grievance and McConnell Rage Define a Two-Front Day**

Trump's day split neatly into two grievances. The evening and morning hours were spent relitigating the Russia investigation, seizing on a Durham probe court filing to argue the FBI had framed him. A calm midday interlude included policy takes on the border and electric vehicles, a congressional endorsement, and a lighthearted retweet of Melania. Then the afternoon erupted with a rapid-fire four-post barrage against Mitch McConnell, branding him a "lapdog" and "absolute Loser" over the Continuing Resolution. The mood was mostly combative and self-assured, with the sharpest anger reserved not for Democrats but for a fellow Republican.

Full digest for 2022-09-15: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-15/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 15). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109002235649622645
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 15 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109002235649622645. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, September 15, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109002235649622645.

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