# Post ts_109162884494107435

- Post ID: `ts_109162884494107435`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-13T20:37:07.955Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162884494107435
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162884494107435/analysis
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## Post text

> The Unselect Committee knowingly failed to examine the massive voter fraud which took place during the 2020 Presidential Election - The reason for what took place on January 6th.

## Engagement

- Likes: 30,109
- Reposts: 7,708
- Replies: 1,879
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.432Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:41:41.142Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Summary

This post, issued the day the January 6 Committee voted to subpoena Trump, deploys a compact but significant rhetorical maneuver: it reframes the Capitol insurrection as a rational consequence of election fraud rather than an act of political violence. The dash construction—"The reason for what took place on January 6th"—creates an explicit causal link between the debunked Big Lie and the violence, retroactively legitimizing both the false premise and the violent response. This represents a narcissistic injury response (exposure/legal threat) managed through rationalization and denial. The danger elevation stems not from direct incitement but from the maintenance of the ideological framework that justified January 6: if massive fraud occurred and institutions refuse to examine it, then extralegal action becomes understandable. This logic, repeated consistently, sustains the epistemic closure necessary for future mobilization. The gaslighting dimension is notable—asserting the Committee "knowingly failed to examine" fraud when the Committee, courts, and Trump's own DOJ examined and rejected these claims. The post demands followers choose between institutional consensus and Trump's reality, functioning as a loyalty test.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109162884494107435

### Context
Posted October 13, 2022 at 4:37 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or preparing for Mesa, AZ rally). The January 6 Committee had just voted unanimously to subpoena Trump. This post is a direct response to that subpoena vote.

### Authorship
Business hours posting, relatively polished grammar, coherent single-point argument. The signature neologism "Unselect Committee" is authentic Trump branding, but the controlled tone and complete sentence structure suggest possible aide collaboration. Mixed signals.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is a textbook deflection response to narcissistic injury. The Committee's subpoena vote represents a direct threat—legal exposure and public humiliation. Rather than address the subpoena, Trump redirects to his preferred narrative: the election was stolen, and January 6 was a justified response to fraud.

The critical construction is the final clause: "The reason for what took place on January 6th." This reframes a violent insurrection as a rational consequence of voter fraud, simultaneously legitimizing the violence and deflecting responsibility. This is rationalization as defense mechanism—transforming an attack on democracy into a reasonable grievance response.

### Danger Assessment
The post explicitly frames January 6 violence as caused by election fraud rather than by incitement. This retroactive justification of political violence, while not a direct call to action, maintains the ideological framework that justified it. The implicit logic: if fraud was massive and unaddressed, then the response was understandable. This is stochastic in nature—it validates the grievance structure without explicit instruction.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Massive voter fraud took place during the 2020 Presidential Election" | **False** | Over 60 court cases, DOJ investigations under AG Barr, state audits (including AZ Cyber Ninjas), and bipartisan election officials all found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter any state's outcome. |
| "The Unselect Committee failed to examine voter fraud" | **Mostly False** | The Committee examined Trump's fraud claims and found them baseless. The Committee's mandate was to investigate Jan 6 events, not re-litigate election results already adjudicated by courts. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (~4:37 PM ET)
- Signature neologism 'Unselect Committee'
- Controlled single-paragraph structure
- Complete grammatical sentences
- No typos or ALL CAPS

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

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

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance framing
- reality co-construction

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Retroactive legitimization of January 6 violence as rational response to fraud
- Maintains ideological framework that justified political violence
- Delegitimizes congressional oversight investigating that violence

### Gaslighting

- Asserts 'massive voter fraud' as established fact despite exhaustive judicial rejection
- Implies Committee is covering up truth ('knowingly failed to examine')
- Reframes insurrection as legitimate grievance response

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Massive voter fraud took place during the 2020 Presidential Election

**FALSE**

Over 60 court cases, DOJ investigations under AG Barr, state audits (including AZ Cyber Ninjas), and bipartisan election officials all found no evidence of fraud sufficient to alter any state's outcome.

Sources: DOJ statement Dec 2020; Multiple federal and state court rulings

> The Unselect Committee failed to examine voter fraud

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Committee examined Trump's fraud claims and found them baseless. The Committee's mandate was to investigate Jan 6 events, not re-litigate election results already adjudicated by courts.

Sources: January 6 Committee hearings and final report

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- january-6 (90%)
- election-fraud-claim (90%)
- committee-subpoena-response (80%)
- violence-legitimization (70%)
- deflection (80%)

## 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). The Unselect Committee knowingly failed to... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162884494107435
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Unselect Committee knowingly failed to examine the..." Truth Social, 13 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162884494107435. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Unselect Committee knowingly failed to examine the...," Truth Social, October 13, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162884494107435.

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