# Post ts_109534861815781135

- Post ID: `ts_109534861815781135`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-18T13:15:51.441Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109534861815781135/analysis
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## Post text

> The Unselect Committee of political hacks are the same group that came up with the RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX, not to mention many others. They are Corrupt cowards who hate our Country!!!

## Engagement

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- Reposts: 6,476
- Replies: 680
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:08:00.903Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Psychological Analysis: "Unselect Committee" Attack (Dec 18, 2022)

This post attacks the January 6th Select Committee using Trump's standard "Unselect Committee" wordplay. Posted at 8:15 AM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago), this falls in early morning hours consistent with authentic posting, though the timing is not definitively late-night.

### Context
The January 6 Committee was nearing its final report and had voted to refer Trump for criminal prosecution on December 19, 2022—one day after this post. This is likely a preemptive attack anticipating the referral.

### Personality Analysis
The post is a condensed expression of characteristic Trump patterns: derogatory renaming ("Unselect"), dismissal via association with prior investigations ("RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX"), and moralistic condemnation ("Corrupt cowards who hate our Country"). The triple repetition of "RUSSIA" is perseverative and functions as an anchoring device linking current threats to a narrative his base already accepts as illegitimate.

### Defense Mechanisms
Primary defenses are **denial** (the committee's work is illegitimate) and **projection** ("Corrupt cowards" — projecting corruption onto investigators). The phrase "hate our Country" is classic **splitting**: the committee is all-bad, anti-American; Trump and his supporters are all-good patriots.

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post employs ad hominem attack, guilt by association, and patriotic framing. "Not to mention many others" implies an endless pattern of persecution without requiring evidence—a firehose-adjacent technique.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Select Committee members are the same group behind the Russia investigation" | **Mostly False** | The Jan 6 Committee had different membership than key Russia investigation figures. Some overlap exists (e.g., Schiff served on both Intelligence Committee and Jan 6 Committee), but characterizing them as 'the same group' is misleading. |
| "Russia investigation was a hoax" | **False** | The Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, documented extensive Russian interference in the 2016 election, and identified multiple contacts between Trump campaign and Russian operatives. The Senate Intelligence Committee (Republican-led) confirmed Russian interference. |

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- Early morning EST posting
- ALL CAPS emphasis on RUSSIA
- Emotional reactivity
- Characteristic 'Unselect' coinage
- Exclamation marks

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Preemptive Attack — Exposure (January 6th Select Committee)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting January 6 Select Committee members
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.75

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- denial (pathological)
- projection (immature)
- splitting (immature)

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance
- In-group patriotic identity

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Framing legitimate congressional investigation as corrupt political attack
- Implying Russia investigation was a 'hoax' (Mueller documented extensive Russian interference)

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> The Select Committee members are the same group behind the Russia investigation

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Jan 6 Committee had different membership than key Russia investigation figures. Some overlap exists (e.g., Schiff served on both Intelligence Committee and Jan 6 Committee), but characterizing them as 'the same group' is misleading.

Sources: Congressional records

> Russia investigation was a hoax

**FALSE**

The Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, documented extensive Russian interference in the 2016 election, and identified multiple contacts between Trump campaign and Russian operatives. The Senate Intelligence Committee (Republican-led) confirmed Russian interference.

Sources: Mueller Report; Senate Intelligence Committee Report Vol. 5

Overall Veracity: 10%

## Tags

- jan6-committee (100%)
- delegitimization (90%)
- russia-investigation (70%)

## That day

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

**On Eve of Criminal Referrals, a Daylong Defensive Siege Reveals Deep Narcissistic Injury**

Trump spent the day in a sustained defensive posture as the January 6th Committee prepared to vote on criminal referrals against him. The evening before began with a long, layered attack on the committee, followed by a rapid-fire morning burst of nine posts in under three hours -- nearly all focused on delegitimizing the investigation, the FBI, and the DOJ. The mood swung between defiant grandiosity and wounded victimhood, with repeated returns to the 2020 election fraud narrative now 25 months old. Several posts contained outright false claims, including that the committee had no Republican members and that the FBI shut down his Twitter account.

Full digest for 2022-12-18: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 18). The Unselect Committee of political hacks are the... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109534861815781135
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Unselect Committee of political hacks are the same..." Truth Social, 18 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109534861815781135. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Unselect Committee of political hacks are the same...," Truth Social, December 18, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109534861815781135.

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