Analysis: AGAIN: How about this one. The man at the FBI in charge of i...

3y ago Sep 19, 2022 at 10:03 PM

AGAIN: How about this one. The man at the FBI in charge of investigating my FAKE involvement (none!) with Russia, was getting paid by, hold on, RUSSIA, and worked for the FBI. It is now called the No Collusion by Trump Hoax, as per the Mueller Report, a waste by the government of 40 Million Dollars, and lots of time…Although it did expose the Radical Left Lunatics that are working hard to destroy our Country!

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-19. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

60%

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

AGAIN: opening — personal, insistent
Parenthetical asides (none!)
hold on — conversational interjection
Stream-of-consciousness with ellipsis
ALL CAPS for emphasis on key words

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Supply Seeking — Exposure (McGonigal FBI/Russia story)

Sentiment

-0.30

Mildly Hypomanic

Perseverative return to same topicPressured quality to writing with multiple parenthetical insertions

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

60%

Antisocial

20%

Paranoid

40%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectionrationalization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

35%

Cognitive Markers:

tangentialityperseveration

Parasocial Techniques:

conversational tone ('hold on')shared grievance framingdramatic reveal structure

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Reframing Mueller investigation as 'No Collusion by Trump Hoax' — renaming the event to control its meaning
Claiming investigation proved his innocence when Mueller explicitly did not exonerate

Reality Distortions:

Mueller Report characterized as proving 'No Collusion' when it explicitly stated it did not exonerate
Cost inflated from ~$32M to $40M
McGonigal's role elevated to 'in charge of investigating' Trump's Russia involvement

Fact Checks (3)

"The Mueller Report found No Collusion"

Half True

Mueller did not establish conspiracy/coordination between Trump campaign and Russia, but explicitly stated the report did not exonerate Trump. 'No collusion' is Trump's framing, not Mueller's conclusion.

"The investigation cost 40 Million Dollars"

Mostly True

The Special Counsel investigation cost approximately $32 million over its duration, though some estimates including broader DOJ costs reach closer to $40M. Trump consistently rounds up.

"FBI agent in charge of investigating Trump's Russia involvement was paid by Russia"

Mostly True

Charles McGonigal, former head of FBI counterintelligence in New York, was indicted in January 2023 for taking money from Oleg Deripaska. However, McGonigal was not 'in charge' of the entire Russia investigation — he headed the NY field office counterintelligence division.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109027329176156374

Context

This is the second post on the same topic within the same day — Trump is revisiting the Charles McGonigal story (former FBI counterintelligence chief later charged with taking money from a Russian oligarch). The "AGAIN:" opening signals perseverative return to a grievance topic he already posted about earlier.

Authorship

Posted at 6:03 PM ET (Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago or in the Northeast following his Ohio rally two days prior). The timing is consistent with either Trump or an aide, but the stylistic markers — "hold on," parenthetical asides "(none!)," stream-of-consciousness flow, ALL CAPS emphasis, ellipsis trailing into a pivot — are strongly characteristic of authentic Trump composition.

Psychological Dynamics

The post is a textbook example of vindication-seeking following narcissistic injury. The Russia investigation remains one of Trump's deepest wounds, and the McGonigal story provides narcissistic supply in the form of perceived exoneration. The "AGAIN:" opening suggests he felt the first post didn't generate sufficient response.

The rhetorical structure follows a consistent pattern: injury → reversal → vindication → pivot to attack. The closing pivot ("Although it did expose the Radical Left Lunatics") converts a grievance narrative into a redemption sequence.

Cognitive Notes

The sentence "It is now called the No Collusion by Trump Hoax" is syntactically awkward — it's unclear what "it" refers to or who is calling it that. This may reflect rushed composition rather than cognitive decline, but the phrase construction is notably disorganized.

Defense Mechanisms

Projection: The people investigating him were "actually the ones involved with Russia"
Rationalization: The $40M investigation was a "waste" but also useful because it "exposed" enemies

Rhetorical Techniques

Parenthetical denial "(none!)" — preemptive dismissal
"Hold on" — faux-conversational dramatic pause for emphasis
Cost framing ("40 Million Dollars") — delegitimizing investigation through financial waste narrative
Closing pivot transforms victim narrative into warrior narrative

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"The Mueller Report found No Collusion"	Half True	Mueller did not establish conspiracy/coordination between Trump campaign and Russia, but explicitly stated the report did not exonerate Trump. 'No collusion' is Trump's framing, not Mueller's conclusion.
"The investigation cost 40 Million Dollars"	Mostly True	The Special Counsel investigation cost approximately $32 million over its duration, though some estimates including broader DOJ costs reach closer to $40M. Trump consistently rounds up.
"FBI agent in charge of investigating Trump's Russia involvement was paid by Russia"	Mostly True	Charles McGonigal, former head of FBI counterintelligence in New York, was indicted in January 2023 for taking money from Oleg Deripaska. However, McGonigal was not 'in charge' of the entire Russia investigation — he headed the NY field office counterintelligence division.

Overall Veracity: 70%