# Post ts_109752061017471055

- Post ID: `ts_109752061017471055`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2023-01-25T21:52:28.326Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752061017471055/analysis
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## Post text

> Peter Baker writes in today’s Failing New York Times that “Biden’s Errors On Files Blur Trump’s Case.” That may be so, but perhaps in a different way than Peter, President Obama’s Biographer & biggest fan, had in mind. “Politically it has effectively let former president Donald J. Trump off the hook…” However, he states, that Biden has cooperated with authorities, while President Trump has not. This is just the opposite. We were dealing with NARA, adding extra locks at their request, etc., etc.

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.422Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:51:48.108Z (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: Post ts_109752061017471055

### Context
Trump responds to a Peter Baker NYT article comparing Biden's classified documents situation to his own. The post engages in selective quotation, reframing, and counter-narrative construction.

### Authorship
Posted at 4:52 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago). Business hours, relatively coherent structure with selective quoting — could be either Trump or aide-assisted. The emotional engagement, dismissive nicknames ("Failing New York Times"), and the trailing "etc., etc." suggest authentic Trump involvement, possibly dictated or lightly edited.

### Psychological Dynamics
The Biden classified documents discovery is a narcissistic supply opportunity — it validates Trump's grievance narrative. The post selectively quotes Baker to extract vindication ("let former president Donald J. Trump off the hook") while simultaneously attacking Baker's credibility (Obama biographer). This is a sophisticated have-it-both-ways maneuver: use the journalist's conclusion while undermining the journalist.

The claim "We were dealing with NARA, adding extra locks at their request" is a significant distortion. The DOJ investigation found Trump's team obstructed document return and misrepresented compliance. The "extra locks" detail refers to a padlock DOJ requested on a storage room, which Trump frames as cooperative compliance rather than a minimal security measure during an active dispute.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Rationalization**: Reframes resistance to document return as "cooperation"
- **Projection**: Accuses Baker of bias while engaging in selective reading
- **Distortion**: "Just the opposite" — inverts documented reality

### Rhetorical Analysis
Selective quotation is the dominant technique — extracting favorable fragments while attacking the source. The "etc., etc." ending implies extensive cooperation too voluminous to detail, a classic appeal to unstated evidence.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Biden has cooperated with authorities while Trump has not" | **Mostly True** | Biden's team proactively disclosed documents and allowed FBI searches. Trump's team resisted subpoenas, leading to the Mar-a-Lago search. This is well-documented. |
| "We were dealing with NARA, adding extra locks at their request" | **Half True** | There were communications with NARA, and DOJ did request a padlock on the storage room. However, Trump's team simultaneously concealed documents and a Trump employee moved boxes to hide them from investigators. 'Cooperation' is a significant overstatement. |

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 65%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (4:52 PM ET)
- Trailing 'etc., etc.' is characteristic Trump verbal tic
- Dismissive 'Failing New York Times' branding
- Selective quoting shows engagement with source material
- Relatively structured but with emotional undercurrent

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Exposure (Biden classified documents parallel providing vindication opportunity)

Sentiment: -0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 60%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- selective quotation for vindication
- appeal to unstated evidence

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Inverting documented record: claiming cooperation when obstruction is documented
- Framing a minimal security measure (padlock) as evidence of extensive cooperation

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Biden has cooperated with authorities while Trump has not

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Biden's team proactively disclosed documents and allowed FBI searches. Trump's team resisted subpoenas, leading to the Mar-a-Lago search. This is well-documented.

Sources: DOJ filings; Special Counsel Jack Smith indictment

> We were dealing with NARA, adding extra locks at their request

**HALF TRUE**

There were communications with NARA, and DOJ did request a padlock on the storage room. However, Trump's team simultaneously concealed documents and a Trump employee moved boxes to hide them from investigators. 'Cooperation' is a significant overstatement.

Sources: DOJ indictment June 2023; NARA communications timeline

Overall Veracity: 65%

## Tags

- classified_documents (90%)
- media_attack (60%)
- whataboutism (70%)
- vindication_narrative (80%)

## That day

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

**Facebook Reinstatement Sandwiched Between Sadistic Birx Takedown and Georgia Legal Panic**

Trump spent a quiet late evening retweeting allies before launching an afternoon link-dump touting Biden document scandals and favorable poll numbers. The day's sharpest moment was a gleeful, mocking attack on former COVID advisor Deborah Birx, whom he falsely claimed to have fired. Growing anxiety surfaced late in the day as he turned to the Georgia DA investigation, calling his recorded phone call to election officials "PERFECT" and accusing law enforcement of weaponization. A celebratory post about Facebook restoring his account briefly interrupted the legal anxiety but couldn't sustain the mood.

Full digest for 2023-01-25: https://trump.fm/date/2023-01-25/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2023, January 25). Peter Baker writes in today’s Failing New York... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752061017471055
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Peter Baker writes in today’s Failing New York Times that..." Truth Social, 25 Jan. 2023. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752061017471055. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Peter Baker writes in today’s Failing New York Times that...," Truth Social, January 25, 2023, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109752061017471055.

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