# Post ts_109712477583035252

- Post ID: `ts_109712477583035252`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-18T22:05:52.968Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> Why aren’t they asking President Obama what’s going on with his Administration? Crooked Hillary took and illegally deleted and acid washed 33,000 Emails AFTER getting a Subpoena for those Emails from the United States Congress, and who knows how many Classified Documents Joe took, especially pertaining to Ukraine and China. Maybe Trump Hating Special “Prosecutor” Jack Smith, who is doing the dirty work for his Marxist Democrat friends, should do the right thing for our Country!

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.423Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:44:09.055Z (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 a textbook example of whataboutism as narcissistic defense. Triggered by the dual special counsel situation (Smith investigating Trump, Hur appointed for Biden), Trump deploys a rapid-fire deflection chain spanning three political opponents. The perseverative "acid washed 33,000 Emails" — unchanged since 2016 — demonstrates how certain defensive narratives calcify into automatic responses. The paranoid attribution framework (labeling Smith "Marxist," "Trump Hating") serves to delegitimize institutional oversight entirely. The vulnerable narcissistic state is evident in the victimization framing, while the aggressive multi-target structure masks this vulnerability with combative energy. The post fits within a same-day pattern of Biden-focused content, suggesting a coordinated defensive campaign around the classified documents parallel. Clinically notable for the intensity of projection — accusing others of precisely the conduct under investigation in his own case.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_109712477583035252

### Context
This post arrives during the period when Special Counsel Robert Hur was appointed to investigate Biden's classified documents, creating a parallel to Jack Smith's investigation of Trump. The post is a classic whataboutism barrage, deflecting from Trump's own legal exposure by rapidly cycling through Obama, Clinton, and Biden.

### Authorship
Posted at 5:05 PM EST (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago in January). Business hours, but the emotional reactivity, stream-of-consciousness structure, characteristic capitalizations ("Emails," "Classified Documents," "Prosecutor"), and the scare-quoted "Prosecutor" all point to authentic Trump. The rhetorical complexity and sustained anger across multiple targets is characteristic of his dictation style.

### Psychological Dynamics
The post is driven by narcissistic injury from the Jack Smith investigation. The core defense is **projection** and **whataboutism** — Trump, under investigation for classified documents, immediately redirects to Clinton's emails, Biden's documents, and Obama's "Administration." The rapid target-switching (Obama → Clinton → Biden → Smith) reflects a scattershot defensive strategy typical of felt persecution.

The phrase "Trump Hating" in third-person self-reference is notable — it simultaneously distances and victimizes. Calling Smith's work "dirty work for his Marxist Democrat friends" combines paranoid attribution with ideological delegitimization.

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post employs a firehose technique: three separate allegations in rapid succession make it impossible to address any single one. "Acid washed" is a recurring Trump term (technically inaccurate — BleachBit is software, not acid) that has calcified into his rhetorical repertoire through perseveration. The closing "should do the right thing" is deliberately ambiguous — implying Smith should either investigate Democrats or stop investigating Trump.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Hillary Clinton deleted 33,000 emails after receiving a congressional subpoena" | **Half True** | Clinton's team deleted ~33,000 emails deemed personal, but the timeline relative to the subpoena is disputed. The Benghazi committee subpoena was issued March 4, 2015; the deletion reportedly occurred in late March 2015, though Clinton's team says the deletion order predated the subpoena. |
| "Emails were 'acid washed'" | **Mostly False** | BleachBit is free software used to delete files; it has nothing to do with acid. Trump has persisted with this characterization since 2016. |
| "Jack Smith is a 'Marxist'" | **False** | No evidence supports characterizing career prosecutor Jack Smith as Marxist. This is political labeling, not a factual claim. |
| "Who knows how many Classified Documents Joe took, especially pertaining to Ukraine and China" | **Unverifiable** | At this point the Biden documents investigation was in early stages. The insinuation about Ukraine and China content is speculative. |

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- Scare quotes around 'Prosecutor'
- Characteristic capitalizations (Emails, Classified Documents)
- Emotional reactivity and multiple targets
- Third-person self-reference ('Trump Hating')
- Stream-of-consciousness whataboutism chain

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jack Smith special counsel investigation / Biden docs parallels)

**Rage:** Intensity 70% targeting Jack Smith, Democrats, Clinton, Biden, Obama
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.75

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Rapid cycling through multiple targets
- Pressured quality to the writing

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 70%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 45%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance framing
- In-group identification against corrupt establishment

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframing legitimate investigation as partisan 'dirty work'
- Implying investigator is compromised ('Trump Hating')
- Suggesting the real crimes are elsewhere, not with Trump

## Fact Checks (4)

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

> Hillary Clinton deleted 33,000 emails after receiving a congressional subpoena

**HALF TRUE**

Clinton's team deleted ~33,000 emails deemed personal, but the timeline relative to the subpoena is disputed. The Benghazi committee subpoena was issued March 4, 2015; the deletion reportedly occurred in late March 2015, though Clinton's team says the deletion order predated the subpoena.

Sources: FBI investigation 2016; House Select Committee on Benghazi

> Emails were 'acid washed'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

BleachBit is free software used to delete files; it has nothing to do with acid. Trump has persisted with this characterization since 2016.

Sources: BleachBit is open-source software

> Jack Smith is a 'Marxist'

**FALSE**

No evidence supports characterizing career prosecutor Jack Smith as Marxist. This is political labeling, not a factual claim.

> Who knows how many Classified Documents Joe took, especially pertaining to Ukraine and China

**UNVERIFIABLE**

At this point the Biden documents investigation was in early stages. The insinuation about Ukraine and China content is speculative.

Overall Veracity: 30%

## Tags

- whataboutism (90%)
- classified-documents (80%)
- jack-smith (70%)
- legal-defense (80%)
- persecution-narrative (70%)

## That day

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

**Classified Documents Siege: A Day Consumed by Legal Defense and Institutional Delegitimization**

Trump spent the day almost entirely focused on the classified documents investigation, publishing a three-page defensive essay in the morning comparing his case to Biden's and calling the FBI "Gestapo." The morning posts escalated to include conspiracy theories about evidence planting, followed by a rapid-fire dump of a dozen supportive news links around midday. The evening brought a second wave of grievance, broadening attacks to include Obama and Hillary Clinton. A brief detour for a memorial announcement and a China policy statement were the only breaks from an otherwise single-minded day of legal self-defense.

Full digest for 2023-01-18: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-18/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 18). Why aren’t they asking President Obama what’s... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109712477583035252
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Why aren’t they asking President Obama what’s going on with..." Truth Social, 18 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109712477583035252. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Why aren’t they asking President Obama what’s going on with...," Truth Social, January 18, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109712477583035252.

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