# Post ts_109514365271606314

- Post ID: `ts_109514365271606314`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-14T22:23:18.992Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109514365271606314/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109514365271606314.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> ….He told the OIG that he had ‘had them there for quite a while,’ and that because he viewed them as personal documents, like his will or his passport, it ‘never would’ve occurred to [him]’ to give those back to the FBI. He also stated that he did not seek permission of the FBI to retain these Memos, because he did not consider them to be FBI records.”https://oig.justice.gov/reports/2019/o1902.pdf

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.426Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:03:55.659Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post ts_109514365271606314 (2022-12-14)

### Content Summary
Trump quotes from the DOJ Office of Inspector General report on James Comey's retention of FBI memos, emphasizing that Comey viewed them as "personal documents" and never considered returning them. This is a direct parallel-drawing exercise: Trump is implicitly arguing that if Comey kept classified/sensitive FBI documents and treated them as personal, Trump's own retention of documents at Mar-a-Lago should be viewed similarly.

### Context
This post arrives as Trump's lawyers had just discovered additional classified items in a West Palm Beach storage unit, expanding the DOJ investigation. The post is a classic legal-defense-by-precedent move, deployed via social media rather than courtroom.

### Authorship
Posted at 5:23 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). The post is well-formatted with an accurate quote and a .gov URL citation. The ellipsis opening ("….") suggests continuation of a thread. This has the hallmarks of aide-assisted or lawyer-suggested content — the precise quotation, correct URL, and strategic framing suggest preparation rather than spontaneous posting. However, Trump has historically been personally invested in the Comey comparison, so likely directed if not personally composed.

### Psychological Analysis
The post is primarily a **defense mechanism** deployment — **rationalization** and **projection** via whataboutism. The implicit argument: "Comey did the same thing and wasn't prosecuted the way I am." This reflects the paranoid feature of perceiving selective persecution.

The narcissistic dynamic is **narcissistic injury** (the classified documents investigation) driving a **counterattack** via precedent-setting comparison. The vulnerable narcissistic state is evident — he is the one under investigation and must defend, though the defense is constructed to appear authoritative rather than wounded.

### Rhetorical Technique
Pure whataboutism executed through primary source citation, which lends it an unusual air of legal authority for a social media post. The strategy of quoting an OIG report verbatim is more sophisticated than typical Trump rhetoric.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Comey told OIG he viewed his memos as personal documents and never considered returning them" | **Mostly True** | The OIG report does contain this characterization of Comey's statements, though the full report also found Comey violated FBI policies |

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 30%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (5:23 PM ET)
- Precise quotation with correct formatting
- Government URL citation
- Strategic legal framing
- No typos or emotional outbursts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Classified documents investigation expansion)

Sentiment: -0.30

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 40%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- presenting legal defense as populist revelation

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-20._

> Comey told OIG he viewed his memos as personal documents and never considered returning them

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The OIG report does contain this characterization of Comey's statements, though the full report also found Comey violated FBI policies

Sources: DOJ OIG Report o1902

Overall Veracity: 80%

## Tags

- classified_documents (90%)
- whataboutism (80%)
- comey (70%)
- legal_defense (80%)

## That day

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

**Superhero Fantasy and Legal Anxiety Collide in an Evening Flood of Self-Validation**

Trump spent a relatively quiet day punctuated by two bursts of activity. The morning brought a flashy tease promising a "MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT" tomorrow, complete with superhero imagery -- which would turn out to be widely mocked NFT trading cards. The real action came in a rapid-fire evening session of over twenty posts in under an hour, mostly links to favorable articles about himself. Buried in that barrage was a pointed multi-post thread about James Comey keeping FBI memos at home, a transparent attempt to deflect from the expanding classified documents investigation. The overall mood was relentlessly self-promotional with a brief flash of legal defensiveness breaking through the curated confidence.

Full digest for 2022-12-14: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-14/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 14). ….He told the OIG that he had ‘had them there for... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109514365271606314
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "….He told the OIG that he had ‘had them there for quite a..." Truth Social, 14 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109514365271606314. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "….He told the OIG that he had ‘had them there for quite a...," Truth Social, December 14, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109514365271606314.

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