# Post ts_109593546551290249

- Post ID: `ts_109593546551290249`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-28T22:00:09.443Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109593546551290249/analysis
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## Post text

> It has just been learned that the FBI Office that is “investigating” Hunter Biden sent many censorship requests to keep all of his bad news confidential just prior to the 2020 Election. In other words, the exact same people that were “investigating him” were making sure that he doesn’t get any bad publicity—“Only good publicity, please.” This is an outrageous disgrace, & the same group that is after me on the Boxes Hoax, the January 6th Unselect Committee Hoax, & the many past Hoaxes and Scams.

## Engagement

- Likes: 37,636
- Reposts: 11,305
- Replies: 2,086
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:16:20.788Z (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 demonstrates characteristic persecution bundling, connecting the Hunter Biden laptop controversy with multiple investigations into Trump to construct a unified deep-state conspiracy narrative. Coming days after the Jan 6 committee released its final report recommending he be barred from office, the post reflects a vulnerable narcissistic state responding to mounting legal and political threats. The primary defense is denial—all investigations are labeled "hoaxes"—supported by projection and rationalization through the Hunter Biden comparison. The fabricated quote "Only good publicity, please" is a notable straw man that caricatures institutional actors. The systematic delegitimization of FBI and congressional oversight represents an elevated concern for institutional trust erosion, though no direct incitement to action is present.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109593546551290249

### Context
Posted 5:00 PM EST on December 28, 2022. Trump was at Mar-a-Lago during this period. This is a business-hours post, though the content reads as authentically Trump-voiced given the emotional reactivity, characteristic phrasing, and stream-of-consciousness structure.

### Content Analysis
The post weaves together two narratives: (1) FBI allegedly sent censorship requests regarding Hunter Biden before the 2020 election, and (2) connecting those same FBI personnel to investigations targeting Trump. The rhetorical move is classic **persecution bundling**—linking disparate investigations into a single conspiratorial apparatus.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is driven by **narcissistic injury** from multiple active investigations. The "Boxes Hoax" (classified documents case), January 6th committee, and prior investigations are reframed as persecution by a corrupt cabal. The Hunter Biden angle serves as **whataboutism** and evidence of a two-tiered justice system schema.

The phrase "the exact same people" performs **conspiratorial compression**—collapsing distinct institutional actors into a unified enemy. The scare quotes around "investigating" perform **delegitimization** of institutional authority.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: Accuses investigators of the very bias he seeks
- **Denial**: All investigations are "hoaxes"
- **Rationalization**: If FBI protected Hunter, all investigations of Trump are illegitimate

### Rhetorical Devices
The fabricated quote "Only good publicity, please" is a **straw man**—putting words in the FBI's mouth to caricature the alleged bias. Serial use of "Hoax" as a branding device shows **perseveration** consistent with baseline pattern rather than cognitive decline.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "FBI office investigating Hunter Biden sent censorship requests to suppress negative news before 2020 election" | **Half True** | FBI did communicate with social media platforms about potential foreign influence operations, and the Hunter Biden laptop story was briefly suppressed on some platforms. However, characterizing these as 'censorship requests' from the same office 'investigating' Biden conflates distinct FBI activities and oversimplifies the situation. |
| "January 6th committee is an 'Unselect Committee'" | **False** | The committee was duly established by House resolution and its members were appointed through proper congressional procedure. |

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (5 PM EST)
- Coherent paragraph structure unusual for purely spontaneous Trump
- But characteristic emotional language, scare quotes, ALL CAPS-adjacent intensity
- Trademark 'Hoax' branding
- Ampersand usage typical of Trump

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Multiple active federal investigations and Jan 6 committee final report)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting FBI / federal investigators
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared victimhood with audience
- Inviting audience to share outrage at 'disgrace'

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Systematic delegitimization of federal law enforcement
- Framing investigations as coordinated persecution encourages distrust of institutions

### Gaslighting

- Reframing active criminal investigations as 'hoaxes'
- Implying FBI investigations of Trump are politically motivated persecution without evidence

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> FBI office investigating Hunter Biden sent censorship requests to suppress negative news before 2020 election

**HALF TRUE**

FBI did communicate with social media platforms about potential foreign influence operations, and the Hunter Biden laptop story was briefly suppressed on some platforms. However, characterizing these as 'censorship requests' from the same office 'investigating' Biden conflates distinct FBI activities and oversimplifies the situation.

Sources: Twitter Files disclosures (December 2022); Congressional testimony

> January 6th committee is an 'Unselect Committee'

**FALSE**

The committee was duly established by House resolution and its members were appointed through proper congressional procedure.

Sources: H.Res. 503

Overall Veracity: 25%

## Tags

- persecution-narrative (90%)
- institutional-delegitimization (80%)
- whataboutism (70%)
- hunter-biden (70%)
- fbi (80%)
- jan6-committee (50%)

## That day

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

**A quiet afternoon of link-dumping ends with a sharp pivot to FBI persecution grievance**

A light day with only six posts, all clustered into a single hour in the late afternoon. Most of the activity was low-effort link-sharing -- articles about border security, media stock losses, and CNN missteps -- with little original commentary. The day's only real moment of energy came in the final post, a lengthy grievance tying the FBI's handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story to what he frames as politically motivated investigations against him. The mood shifted from casual content curation to pointed victimhood by the end of the hour.

Full digest for 2022-12-28: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-28/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 28). It has just been learned that the FBI Office that... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109593546551290249
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It has just been learned that the FBI Office that is..." Truth Social, 28 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109593546551290249. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "It has just been learned that the FBI Office that is...," Truth Social, December 28, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109593546551290249.

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