# Post ts_109052362543183221

- Post ID: `ts_109052362543183221`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-09-24T08:09:56.810Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109052362543183221
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109052362543183221/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109052362543183221.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109045610050140698 This is how past Presidents were treated on Documents. Compare to me. Big story - this nonsense should end, now. WITCH HUNT!

## Reposted post

Original: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109045610050140698 (2022-09-23T03:32:41.948Z (UTC))

> This is the real story on the Document Hoax — check it out!

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/045/608/631/995/946/original/9c5db2b3a41b0e41.qt

## Engagement

- Likes: 40,595
- Reposts: 13,219
- Replies: 2,197
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.434Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:09:46.155Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Self-Retweet on Documents Case (2022-09-24)

Trump retweeted his own earlier post arguing that past presidents were treated more leniently regarding document handling, framing the Mar-a-Lago investigation as disproportionate persecution. Posted at ~4:10 AM ET (likely at Mar-a-Lago), consistent with authentic late-night/early-morning posting.

**Context:** This follows the 11th Circuit ruling allowing DOJ to resume its classified documents investigation—a significant legal setback. Special Master Dearie also challenged Trump's declassification claims. The post is a reactive defense to mounting legal pressure.

**Psychological Pattern:** Classic grievance-comparison defense. The phrase "Compare to me" reveals the narcissistic injury: being treated worse than predecessors. "WITCH HUNT!" is perseverative—used hundreds of times across platforms. The demand "this nonsense should end, now" reflects entitlement to immunity from legal process.

**Rhetorical Structure:** Whataboutism (past presidents), minimization ("nonsense"), persecution framing ("WITCH HUNT"), and imperative demand for cessation. The self-retweet functions as signal-boosting his own grievance narrative.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Past Presidents were treated differently on documents" | **Mostly False** | No prior president faced comparable circumstances—taking hundreds of classified documents, refusing subpoena compliance, and allegedly obstructing retrieval. Prior presidential document disputes (e.g., Clinton socks case) involved far less sensitive materials and cooperative resolution. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- 4:10 AM ET posting time
- terse style
- WITCH HUNT caps
- emotional reactivity
- self-retweet pattern

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (11th Circuit ruling and Special Master Dearie challenge on documents case)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting DOJ/legal system
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.60

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- victimhood solidarity
- shared grievance

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- False equivalence between his document situation and past presidents' routine document disputes
- Dismissing serious legal proceedings as 'nonsense'

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Past Presidents were treated differently on documents

**MOSTLY FALSE**

No prior president faced comparable circumstances—taking hundreds of classified documents, refusing subpoena compliance, and allegedly obstructing retrieval. Prior presidential document disputes (e.g., Clinton socks case) involved far less sensitive materials and cooperative resolution.

Sources: National Archives records; Presidential Records Act history

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- documents-case (100%)
- witch-hunt (80%)
- whataboutism (70%)

## That day

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

**Post-Rally Glow Punctured by 4 AM Legal Grievance Before Settling Into Link-Sharing Cruise Control**

The day followed a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, and most of the activity was low-effort link sharing of favorable media coverage. The one notable moment came at 4 AM, when a flash of anger surfaced over the classified documents investigation, complete with a "WITCH HUNT!" signoff. After that early-morning vent, the rest of the day was calm and largely promotional -- sharing articles about MAGA momentum, Biden weakness, and GOP polling gains. The Letitia James civil fraud lawsuit filed days earlier lingered in the background but never provoked a sustained response.

Full digest for 2022-09-24: https://trump.fm/date/2022-09-24/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, September 24). RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109052362543183221
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1..." Truth Social, 24 Sep. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109052362543183221. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/1...," Truth Social, September 24, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109052362543183221.

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