# Post ts_109162667211976483

- Post ID: `ts_109162667211976483`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-13T19:41:52.487Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Why didn't the Unselect Committee do something about this Hoax? https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/03/obtained-text-message-cassidy-hutchinson-called-january-6-committee-bs-before-testifying/

## Media

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:46:08.500Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

# Analysis: October 13, 2022 — Discrediting Hutchinson / J6 Committee

## Context
This post is one of at least five link-sharing posts on the same day, each promoting articles that validate Trump's positions on different fronts (nuclear codes, classified documents, election fraud, foreign policy, and now the J6 committee). The J6 Committee had just voted unanimously to subpoena Trump, making this a timely counterattack.

## Personality Framework

**Level 1 (Traits):** Low agreeableness (combative framing), moderate neuroticism (angry hostility channeled through strategic messaging).

**Level 2 (Motives):** Power and autonomy motives dominate — resisting institutional accountability. The rhetorical question format invites followers to share his indignation.

**Level 3 (Narrative):** Trump as the wrongly persecuted protagonist. The committee is cast as an illegitimate body conducting a "Hoax." Hutchinson's private skepticism is recruited as evidence for this narrative.

## Defense Mechanisms
Denial ("Hoax") and devaluation ("Unselect Committee") are the primary defenses. The post also employs projection — accusing the committee of impropriety while facing allegations himself.

## Pattern Recognition
The five posts on this date form a coordinated vindication barrage — each article from a different outlet, each addressing a different threat. This is consistent with the RAND firehose model: volume of counter-narrative to overwhelm specific allegations.

## Danger Assessment
No danger indicators. This is standard political counterprogramming.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Cassidy Hutchinson called January 6 Committee 'BS' before testifying" | **Mostly True** | Daily Caller reported text messages from Hutchinson expressing frustration with the committee before she became a cooperating witness. However, context matters: witnesses frequently express skepticism before engaging with investigations, and her subsequent sworn testimony stood. |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 50%)

### Indicators

- Short rhetorical question format
- Characteristic 'Unselect Committee' coinage
- Link-sharing pattern consistent with aide curation
- Business hours posting (3:41 PM ET)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (January 6 Committee subpoena vote and Hutchinson testimony)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 25%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- rhetorical question as invitation to agree

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Characterizing a bipartisan congressional investigation as a 'Hoax'
- Using a witness's private frustration to delegitimize their sworn public testimony

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Cassidy Hutchinson called January 6 Committee 'BS' before testifying

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Daily Caller reported text messages from Hutchinson expressing frustration with the committee before she became a cooperating witness. However, context matters: witnesses frequently express skepticism before engaging with investigations, and her subsequent sworn testimony stood.

Sources: Daily Caller reporting July 2022

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- january-6-committee (100%)
- witness-discrediting (90%)
- vindication-barrage (80%)
- delegitimization (70%)

## That day

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

**Twin Legal Threats Trigger Coordinated Whataboutism Blitz as Jan 6 Committee Votes to Subpoena Trump**

Trump spent the day building a massive defensive case against twin legal threats — the January 6 Committee's vote to subpoena him and the ongoing Mar-a-Lago documents investigation. After a quiet morning, he unleashed a rapid-fire barrage of nearly 30 posts in under two hours, most of them links to articles about Bush, Cheney, and Obama document controversies designed to frame his situation as a double standard. The mood was predominantly defensive and aggrieved rather than combative, though he grew sharper toward the end with direct attacks on the Committee and Nancy Pelosi, including several claims contradicted by sworn testimony. The posting pattern suggests a coordinated, aide-assisted media strategy rather than impulsive reaction.

Full digest for 2022-10-13: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 13). Why didn't the Unselect Committee do something... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162667211976483
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Why didn't the Unselect Committee do something about this..." Truth Social, 13 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162667211976483. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Why didn't the Unselect Committee do something about this...," Truth Social, October 13, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162667211976483.

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