# Post ts_115022453383517920

- Post ID: `ts_115022453383517920`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-13T16:42:33.624Z (UTC)
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## Post text

> "DOCUMENTS REVEAL JAMES COMEY ASSOCIATE LEAKED CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO THE NYT"

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (4:35), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> Again with John Solomon, editor-in-chief, founder, chief investigator of ReporterJustTheNews.com, revealing tonight that an FBI investigation uncovered the fact that Mr. Higher honor himself. James Comey routinely leaked classified information to The New York Times through an intermediary, a friend on the faculty of Columbia Law School. The sheer amount of leaking appears to be political, deep, dark, purposefully deceptive, in a myriad of ways, here with details, is investigative reporter, founder of JustTheNews.com, editor-in-chief. All right. Mr. Higher honor, years ago on this program I said you have the right to remain silent and you might want to use it. This is a very long piece that you have here. It is a worthwhile read. I'll let you sum it up, and then I want your conclusion on what you're finding here, because to me it's very damning. Well, what you find out is that James Comey decided not to work through the FBI press office when he wanted to change the narrative in Washington, burnish his reputation against attacks from Democrats, and try to sully Donald Trump's reputation. If you remember, Democrats were mad that James Comey let out of the bag just before the election that there might be some new evidence in the Hillary Clinton email scandal. Hillary blamed Comey for throwing the election. She blamed the Russians for throwing the election. She blamed everybody but herself for throwing the election for her. But Comey was trying to rehabilitate that. And so he had an intermediary, a Columbia law professor by the name of Daniel Richmond, who the FBI confirmed and interviewed. And Richmond said, yes, I used my relationship with a New York Times reporter named Michael Schmidt. He's one of the authors of the Pulitzer Prize-winning package that President Trump is now suing over. And my goal was to improve negative stories about James Comey and to set a narrative, i.e., set the Russia collusion narrative. This guy worked around the official channels of the FBI press office. And at one point, the FBI noted, you met with James Comey. He gave you access to classified information. A short while later, you had a conversation with that New York Times reporter, and he ends up reporting something that appears to be classified. Did you do it? He gives, I think, perhaps the most famous denial people will remember, since Bill Clinton says it depends what the meaning of the word is, is when he tried to obfuscate whether he had an affair with Monica Lewinsky, he says, I can say, I don't think I confirmed the information. I can say, with a discount, that I didn't give him the classified information. With a discount means you got to give me some room. It's an extraordinary moment. The FBI clearly had strong suspicions that this was a potential backdoor for information, maybe classified information, to get out to the media with James Comey's fingerprints on it. And they didn't go much further. They didn't put Comey before the grand jury. That we can tell. They didn't appear to put this gentleman, Daniel Richmond, before the grand jury. And like Adam Schiff, as we told you last night, here they have an eyewitness whistleblower who said, I was in the room, when he authorized leaks of intel, these end up being a dead end again. And it's another reminder of a dual system of justice that the Justice Department had the last six years. These are documents that were never given to Jim Jordan. Jim Jordan confirmed that to me today. And we're just learning, eight years later, because of what Cash Patel turned over, that the FBI had all the evidence of how the false narrative of Russia collusion was spread across this country, to the detriment of voters, to the detriment of President Trump's first campaign. And they did nothing about it. It's a credit to the FBI. It's a credit to Cash Patel. It's a credit to the people that are involved in sharing this information now with the public. Do you see legal jeopardy here? I think if Pam Bondi goes the grand jury route, that these are people that are going to be hauled before the grand jury. I want to remind people, most classified information statutes have a five-year statute of limitations. But there is a provision that extends it to 10 years if it's willing and knowing. And there is some pretty clear evidence of a strong apparatus put in place to make these leaks occur, according to the FBI documents. I think a grand jury could go back and try to compel testimony and find out if it rises to the level of criminality. Tomorrow, though, I think we're going to take people on a new destination, which is, how often did the FBI get blocked in trying to investigate Hillary Clinton corruption at the Clinton Foundation? You're going to be shocked by the answer. We'll have you back tomorrow. I'm John Solomon. This is unraveling very quickly. Thank you.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/022/446/948/097/282/original/0af8163e49e550b8.mp4

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# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:27:32.377Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "DOCUMENTS REVEAL JAMES COMEY ASSOCIATE LEAKED CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO THE NYT"

### Overview
A brief, all-caps headline-style post sharing a video about James Comey's associate allegedly leaking classified information to the New York Times. This fits a long-running pattern of revisiting perceived enemies from the FBI/Russia investigation era.

### Authorship
The post at 12:42 PM ET (Trump likely in DC given National Guard deployment activity) is a midday share of what appears to be a Fox News or similar clip. The format—all-caps headline quote with attached video, no personal commentary—is consistent with aide-assisted content curation, though Trump himself also shares clips in this style. The all-caps and adversarial content are Trump-consistent; the clean formatting and business-hours timing lean toward aide involvement.

### Psychological Analysis
This post continues a years-long pattern of grievance toward Comey and the FBI investigation. Even from a position of presidential power, the subject returns to perceived injuries from 2016-2019. The framing positions new "documents" as vindication—a redemption narrative where truth finally emerges. This is consistent with narcissistic injury that remains unresolved despite objective "victory" (winning presidency, Comey's firing, investigation concluding).

### Rhetorical Techniques
The all-caps format functions as an alarm bell. The passive construction "DOCUMENTS REVEAL" implies objective truth emerging rather than partisan claim. "LEAKED CLASSIFIED INFORMATION" frames opponents as criminals deserving punishment.

### Context
This post sits within a day of supply-seeking posts (polling numbers, Gingrich praise) and other adversary-targeting content (Schiff), suggesting a mixed grandiose/grievance state.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Documents reveal Comey associate leaked classified information to the NYT" | **Unverifiable** | Without viewing the attached video to identify the specific associate and documents referenced, the claim cannot be fully assessed. Various Comey associates have faced scrutiny; some leak allegations have had partial substantiation while others remain contested. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 40%)

### Indicators

- All-caps headline style used by both Trump and aides
- Clean formatting with no typos
- Business hours posting (12:42 PM ET)
- Video attachment curation typical of Scavino
- Adversarial content consistent with Trump's interests

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Comey/FBI investigation (historical, reactivated))

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared enemy construction
- vindication narrative

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-22._

> Documents reveal Comey associate leaked classified information to the NYT

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Without viewing the attached video to identify the specific associate and documents referenced, the claim cannot be fully assessed. Various Comey associates have faced scrutiny; some leak allegations have had partial substantiation while others remain contested.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- grievance-revisitation (70%)
- vindication-seeking (60%)
- enemy-targeting (50%)

## That day

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

**Military Deployed to the Capital as a Manufactured Crisis Caps a Day of Grandiose Self-Promotion**

The day was dominated by routine self-promotion -- sharing positive media clips, quoting allies, and boasting about polling numbers -- with brief flashes of anger in the morning over Bolton's criticism of the upcoming Putin summit and old Schiff leak allegations. The most significant development came in the evening, when a lengthy post painted Washington DC as more dangerous than Fallujah and Bogota to justify deploying 800 National Guard troops, despite actual crime data showing 30-year lows. The contrast between "winning on everything" earlier in the day and the capital supposedly being a war zone by evening was striking and unresolved.

Full digest for 2025-08-13: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, August 13). "DOCUMENTS REVEAL JAMES COMEY ASSOCIATE LEAKED... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115022453383517920
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. ""DOCUMENTS REVEAL JAMES COMEY ASSOCIATE LEAKED CLASSIFIED..." Truth Social, 13 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115022453383517920. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, ""DOCUMENTS REVEAL JAMES COMEY ASSOCIATE LEAKED CLASSIFIED...," Truth Social, August 13, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115022453383517920.

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