# Post ts_115270236987768479

- Post ID: `ts_115270236987768479`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-09-26T10:57:11.380Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115270236987768479
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115270236987768479/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115270236987768479.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can't imagine too many people liking him, HE LIED! It is not a complex lie, it's a very simple, but IMPORTANT one. There is no way he can explain his way out of it. He is a Dirty Cop, and always has been, but he was just assigned a Crooked Joe Biden appointed Judge, so he's off to a very good start. Nevertheless, words are words, and he wasn't hedging or in dispute. He was very positive, there was no doubt in his mind about what he said, or meant by saying it. He left himself ZERO margin of error on a big and important answer to a question. He just got unexpectedly caught. James "Dirty Cop" Comey was a destroyer of lives. He knew exactly what he was saying, and that it was a very serious and far reaching lie for which a very big price must be paid! President DJT

## Engagement

- Likes: 30,477
- Reposts: 7,626
- Replies: 2,594
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.296Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T04:44:35.329Z (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 follow-up post to Comey's indictment announcement reveals Trump in full vindication mode, savoring the reversal of a years-long narcissistic injury. The post functions as a prosecutorial closing argument but lacks any specific factual content — the alleged "lie" is never identified, creating a deliberate void for supporters to fill with maximum hostility. The demand that "a very big price must be paid" crosses from legal commentary into retributive threat territory, particularly concerning given Trump's position as president directing the DOJ that secured the indictment. The preemptive attack on the Biden-appointed judge signals paranoid anticipation of institutional resistance and foreshadows potential delegitimization of unfavorable rulings. Psychologically, the post demonstrates the sadistic pleasure component of malignant narcissism — the detailed savoring of an enemy "caught" with "ZERO margin of error." The projection of "destroyer of lives" onto Comey is clinically notable. The early-morning timing and pressured, repetitive writing style suggest mild hypomanic activation driven by the narcissistic supply of revenge fulfilled.

## Psychological Analysis: Post ts_115270236987768479

### Context
This is a follow-up to Trump's earlier same-day post celebrating Comey's indictment. The previous post announced the event; this one elaborates on the alleged lie, attacks the assigned judge, and demands punishment. The post reads as a sustained prosecutorial argument delivered in Trump's characteristic stream-of-consciousness style.

### Authorship
Posted at 10:57 UTC = ~6:57 AM ET. Trump was likely in New York for UNGA week. This is consistent with his known early-morning posting pattern. The rambling, repetitive structure ("big and important," "very serious and far reaching"), the nickname deployment ("Dirty Cop," "Crooked Joe Biden"), and the emotional intensity all point strongly to authentic Trump authorship. The sign-off "President DJT" is a recurring personal signature.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post is driven by **vindication-seeking** following years of perceived persecution by Comey (the Russia investigation, the firing, the memos). The indictment represents narcissistic supply through revenge — the reversal of perceived injury. The emphasis on Comey having "ZERO margin of error" and being "unexpectedly caught" reflects pleasure in the trap-springing moment.

The preemptive attack on the Biden-appointed judge reveals paranoid anticipation of institutional resistance. The phrase "a very big price must be paid" functions as both retributive demand and implicit threat.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: "destroyer of lives" — a characterization frequently applied to Trump himself
- **Splitting**: Comey is all-bad ("worst human beings," "Dirty Cop," "always has been")
- **Rationalization**: Framing prosecution as justice rather than political retribution

### Rhetorical Analysis
The post uses legal-sounding language ("hedging," "margin of error," "in dispute") to create an impression of prosecutorial rigor, while the actual argument is purely emotional. The parenthetical "and I can't imagine too many people liking him" is a parasocial aside seeking audience alignment. The ALL CAPS on "HE LIED," "IMPORTANT," and "ZERO" function as vocal emphasis markers characteristic of Trump's oral-to-written style.

### Danger Assessment
"A very big price must be paid" is eliminationist-adjacent language directed at a specific named individual who is now a criminal defendant. While framed in legal terms, the phrase carries implicit threat and signals to supporters that maximum punishment is expected/desired.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Comey was indicted by a Grand Jury on two felony counts" | **Mostly True** | Corroborated by prior post and known events; specific charges would need verification but the indictment appears confirmed |
| "Comey was assigned a Biden-appointed judge" | **Unverifiable** | Specific judicial assignment not in provided events context |
| "Comey was 'a destroyer of lives'" | **Unverifiable** | Subjective characterization, not a factual claim |

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 92%)

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (~6:57 AM ET)
- Stream-of-consciousness structure
- Nickname deployment (Dirty Cop, Crooked Joe Biden)
- ALL CAPS emphasis patterns
- Repetitive intensifiers (very serious, very big, big and important)

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking — Exposure (Comey indictment vindicating years of grievance)

**Rage:** Intensity 65% targeting James Comey
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Elevated energy in early morning posting
- Pressured quality to writing with cascading intensifiers
- Grandiose sense of vindication

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 65%

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

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

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration
- tangentiality

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Direct audience address ('Whether you like... or not')
- Assumed shared contempt ('I can't imagine too many people liking him')
- Pseudo-legal reasoning inviting audience to judge

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- 'A very big price must be paid' — eliminationist-adjacent demand targeting specific individual
- Preemptive delegitimization of judge signals intent to override judicial independence
- Pattern across two posts of building case for maximum punishment

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Comey was indicted by a Grand Jury on two felony counts

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Corroborated by prior post and known events; specific charges would need verification but the indictment appears confirmed

Sources: Previous post from same day

> Comey was assigned a Biden-appointed judge

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Specific judicial assignment not in provided events context

> Comey was 'a destroyer of lives'

**UNVERIFIABLE**

Subjective characterization, not a factual claim

Overall Veracity: 60%

## Tags

- revenge-vindication (90%)
- comey-prosecution (85%)
- judicial-delegitimization (50%)
- prosecutorial-framing (70%)

## That day

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

**A Day of Retribution: Comey Indictment Celebrated While Presidential Power Weaponized Against Named Individuals**

The day was dominated by a revenge tour following the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, with Trump savoring the moment across multiple posts from early morning through evening. Between victory laps, he issued sweeping medical directives about vaccines and Tylenol in ALL CAPS, asserting authority well beyond his expertise. The most troubling stretch came in the late afternoon, when he publicly demanded that Microsoft fire former Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco — posting the attack twice — leveraging the implicit threat of government contracts to coerce a private company into punishing a political adversary. A handful of routine presidential updates (Gaza negotiations, Ryder Cup flyover, an FCC praise post) punctuated what was otherwise a day built around settling scores.

Full digest for 2025-09-26: https://trump.fm/date/2025-09-26/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, September 26). Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115270236987768479
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can't..." Truth Social, 26 Sep. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115270236987768479. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Whether you like Corrupt James Comey or not, and I can't...," Truth Social, September 26, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115270236987768479.

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