# Post ts_109514377316999673

- Post ID: `ts_109514377316999673`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-14T22:26:22.790Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109514377316999673
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109514377316999673/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109514377316999673.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> “In June, 2017, a month after FBI Director James Comey was fired by President Donald Trump, FBI agents visited his home and collected ‘as evidence’ four memos that allegedly detail conversations he had with President Trump….

## Engagement

- Likes: 12,559
- Reposts: 3,544
- Replies: 244
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.426Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:05:09.784Z (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 is part of a coordinated multi-post series deploying whataboutism in response to the expanding classified documents investigation. Days after Trump lawyers found additional classified materials at a storage unit, this thread systematically quotes DOJ OIG findings about Comey keeping FBI memos at home, constructing a false equivalence. The implicit argument—"why wasn't Comey raided?"—deflects from Trump's situation by ignoring critical differences: Comey's memos were largely unclassified personal recollections, Trump's documents included highly classified national security materials; Comey's situation was investigated and closed, Trump allegedly obstructed retrieval efforts. The staff-curated format (direct quotes, official sources, URLs) lends pseudo-legal authority to what is fundamentally a projection defense. The vulnerable narcissistic state is evident: rather than grandiose self-promotion, the series builds a persecution narrative requiring validation from the audience. This represents a characteristic pattern where legal exposure triggers systematic counter-narrative construction through selective factual presentation.

## Analysis: Comey Memo Whataboutism Series (2022-12-14)

This post is part of a multi-post series quoting from DOJ OIG reports and Judicial Watch about James Comey retaining FBI memos at his home. The timing is critical: classified documents were just found at a Trump storage unit, expanding the Mar-a-Lago investigation. This series is a textbook deflection operation.

### Authorship
Posted at 5:26 PM ET (Trump at Mar-a-Lago). The post is a quoted excerpt with a link—formatted, sourced, research-heavy. This is aide-constructed content, likely prepared by staff to build the Comey comparison narrative. The ALL CAPS "WHY WASN'T JAMES COMEY RAIDED?" in a companion post is the authentic Trump voice injected into an otherwise staff-curated thread.

### Psychological Dynamics
The trigger is clearly narcissistic injury from the expanding classified documents probe. The defense is projection and whataboutism: reframing himself from subject to victim of double standards. The Comey comparison is carefully curated to mirror the Mar-a-Lago situation—FBI memos kept at home, classified material, personal safe—creating a parallel that implies selective prosecution.

### Rhetorical Structure
The multi-post format mimics legal argumentation, lending an air of legitimacy. Direct quotes from official sources (OIG, Judicial Watch) serve as appeals to authority. The implicit argument: if Comey wasn't raided for keeping documents at home, why was Trump? This avoids engaging with the differences in scope, cooperation, and classification level.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "FBI agents visited Comey's home in June 2017 and collected four memos as evidence" | **Mostly True** | The DOJ OIG report confirms FBI retrieved memos from Comey, though the characterization is selectively framed |
| "Comey kept FBI memos in his personal safe at home" | **True** | Confirmed by the DOJ OIG investigation into Comey's handling of memos |

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 20%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (5:26 PM ET)
- Direct quotation from official documents
- Proper citation with URLs
- Research-heavy compilation
- Professional formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Classified documents found at Trump storage unit, expanding FBI investigation)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

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

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- presenting curated evidence to guide audience conclusions
- building shared grievance narrative

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- False equivalence between Comey's memos and Trump's classified documents to distort public understanding of the legal distinction

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> FBI agents visited Comey's home in June 2017 and collected four memos as evidence

**MOSTLY TRUE**

The DOJ OIG report confirms FBI retrieved memos from Comey, though the characterization is selectively framed

Sources: DOJ OIG Report o1902

> Comey kept FBI memos in his personal safe at home

**TRUE**

Confirmed by the DOJ OIG investigation into Comey's handling of memos

Sources: DOJ OIG Report o1902

Overall Veracity: 90%

## Tags

- whataboutism (90%)
- classified-documents (80%)
- comey (70%)
- projection (70%)

## 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). “In June, 2017, a month after FBI Director James... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109514377316999673
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "“In June, 2017, a month after FBI Director James Comey was..." Truth Social, 14 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109514377316999673. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "“In June, 2017, a month after FBI Director James Comey was...," Truth Social, December 14, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109514377316999673.

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