# Post ts_115120853104354494

- Post ID: `ts_115120853104354494`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-08-31T01:46:54.294Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
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## Post text

> THE RUSSIA HOAX — "SHOCKING DETAILS!"

## What the media says

**Video transcript** (5:12), transcribed automatically, so names and numbers may be wrong. Speakers aren't identified, so a voice in it may not be his:

> New reporting reveals the DOJ is expanding its investigation into the Russia hoax and one former Obama official at the centre of the scandal is speaking out. Hello everyone I'm Miranda Devine along with Raymond Arroyo, David Webb and Molly Line and this is the big weekend show. James Comey and John Brennan are under the microscope again. According to multiple reports the DOJ is investigating senior FBI officials who may have covered up wrongdoing by the two former Obama officials. Prosecutors are reportedly determining whether documents from Brennan and Comey were secretly hidden or destroyed that would have undermined their narrative on Trump and Russia. Brennan blasted the investigation earlier today. That seems to be the intention which is to damage individuals. You can damage them reputationally, you can damage them financially, professionally and so on and so by putting out these investigations who are making these referrals or whatever it does a lot of damage already even if it then never goes to trial or it doesn't go to a conviction or whatever and that's the intent and unfortunately Donald Trump who you know president United States has tremendous authority and and ability to use the instruments of government. This week I spoke with Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Graslie on Podforce One and he revealed a shocking conversation that he had in 2017. I remember a conversation I had with a friend of mine who had talked to a Democratic senator. He said that Trump will not be around past September of 2017. Do you think there will be accountability in the end? Do you think that anyone will go to jail? John Brennan and Jim Comey? Too early to tell but I'll tell you what they did to keep Trump from being getting elected president and then particularly after he was elected they accomplished that through that Russia, Russia, Russia stuff. Joining us now is House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford. Congressman Crawford you were on the House Intel Committee when lawmakers just compiled a report on that Russian hoax that DNI Gabbard has since declassified. I want to ask you the same question that I just asked Senator Graslie and that is do you think there will be accountability for people like John Brennan and James Comey? Well we're certainly hoping for that I mean that was the reason why we actually released the report and DNI Gabbard declassified it so everybody could get a look at just exactly what happened what what under President Obama's direction and and with you know a complicit director Comey and CIA director Brennan and others what they were able to do I mean they they hobbled President Trump in his first term and went on and really impaired his ability to secure a second term in 2020 and it's it's really high time that someone was held to account. Congressman if I could just add it's Raymond Arroyo as you look at this anew my question is what's changed since John Durham did an investigation and prosecuted this case. Durham looked at this extensively he was the special prosecutor they named he explored it there were two prosecutions I believe both ended in acquittals what's different now what do you know now that Durham didn't know? I think it's classified annex is the difference maker and the fact that it has been reviewed and declassified so that now we get a look at it these are things that we knew on the Intel Committee but really couldn't talk about obviously because it was classified and so anyway can you know in our world we can our job is to oversee the intelligence community and we can do investigations but we can't prosecute we can make criminal referrals where it's necessary but you recall the Durham investigation took a long long time but it was limited to you know just the unclassified stuff so when the classified annex was declassified using the appropriate procedure to do so. Tell people what that is Congressman. They don't know the viewers of information. The viewers don't know what a classified annex is tell them what that that secure room was and how it was discovered. Sure so the so the classified annex basically had all that information that he couldn't go public with that was you know classified so it was prepared in an annex to the report that is the you know appended to the report that essentially it was never released to the public so most everybody didn't realize the extent of that investigation so if all you did was look at the unclassified material what they deemed was appropriate to share you would probably come to the same conclusion but when you look at the classified material that was since been released you have a completely different picture a more fulsome picture exactly what happened.

## Media

- video: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/115/120/849/641/921/564/original/cd627ffd7f18b57f.mp4

## Engagement

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- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.298Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T03:55:57.350Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "THE RUSSIA HOAX — 'SHOCKING DETAILS!'"

### Overview
A brief, all-caps post sharing a video about the "Russia Hoax" narrative. This is the second Russia Hoax post within a short window (the previous post was simply "THE RUSSIA HOAX!"), indicating perseverative focus on this grievance topic. Posted at approximately 9:47 PM ET, consistent with evening posting patterns.

### Authorship
Posted ~9:47 PM Eastern (assuming Mar-a-Lago). The all-caps style, brevity, emotional framing with exclamation marks, and grievance topic are consistent with authentic Trump posting. The quoted phrase "SHOCKING DETAILS!" likely references the video content.

### Psychological Analysis
This post reflects ongoing preoccupation with the Russia investigation as a narcissistic injury. The repeated return to this topic years after the Mueller investigation concluded is textbook perseveration on perceived persecution. The framing as a "HOAX" serves denial and externalization functions. Sharing a video with "SHOCKING DETAILS!" suggests supply-seeking through vindication narratives — inviting followers to share in outrage and confirm the persecution frame.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Labeling ("HOAX") — pre-frames interpretation
- All-caps for emotional amplification
- Quoted teaser phrase to drive engagement with video content
- Appeal to vindication narrative

### Context
This post appears during a period of significant policy activity (tariff court loss, submarine deployment, multiple executive orders). The retreat to Russia Hoax content may function as comfort-zone grievance amid external pressures, particularly the federal appeals court striking down tariffs.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Russia investigation was a 'hoax'" | **Mostly False** | The Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, multiple convictions, and documented extensive Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mueller did not establish criminal conspiracy between Trump campaign and Russia but documented obstruction concerns. Characterizing the entire investigation as a 'hoax' misrepresents its findings and outcomes. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- All-caps style
- Late evening posting (~9:47 PM ET)
- Grievance-driven topic
- Brief, impulsive quality
- Perseverative return to familiar theme

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Russia investigation (historical, reactivated))

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 10%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Shared grievance invitation
- Vindication narrative

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Wholesale relabeling of documented federal investigation as 'HOAX'

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The Russia investigation was a 'hoax'

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The Mueller investigation resulted in 34 indictments, multiple convictions, and documented extensive Russian interference in the 2016 election. Mueller did not establish criminal conspiracy between Trump campaign and Russia but documented obstruction concerns. Characterizing the entire investigation as a 'hoax' misrepresents its findings and outcomes.

Sources: Mueller Report (2019)

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- russia_hoax (100%)
- vindication_seeking (80%)
- perseveration (60%)

## That day

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

**Holiday Weekend on Autopilot: Grandiose Maintenance Masking Judicial Defeats**

A low-key Labor Day weekend Sunday spent mostly sharing supportive media clips and praising political allies. The day's main tension point was the federal appeals court ruling against his tariffs, which he reframed as a near-victory by spotlighting the single dissenting judge. He recycled the Russia Hoax grievance, reannounced a voter ID executive order previously struck down by courts, and ended the evening by declaring DC a "crime free zone" — then immediately posted a police report documenting 76 arrests and five firearms seized. The mood was mostly self-congratulatory, with institutional defiance quietly simmering underneath.

Full digest for 2025-08-31: https://trump.fm/date/2025-08-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, August 31). THE RUSSIA HOAX — "SHOCKING DETAILS!" [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115120853104354494
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "THE RUSSIA HOAX — "SHOCKING DETAILS!"" Truth Social, 31 Aug. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115120853104354494. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "THE RUSSIA HOAX — "SHOCKING DETAILS!"," Truth Social, August 31, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115120853104354494.

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