# Post ts_115679783474101246

- Post ID: `ts_115679783474101246`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2025-12-07T18:50:14.863Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115679783474101246
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_115679783474101246/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_115679783474101246.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> It was the Obama DOJ (of course!) that viciously went after the great Roger Clemens. ROGER WAS FULLY ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES!!! President DJT

## Engagement

- Likes: 28,443
- Reposts: 6,263
- Replies: 1,672
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.288Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-22T06:31:12.038Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Roger Clemens / Obama DOJ Post (2025-12-07)

This is the second post about Roger Clemens within the same day, escalating the framing by explicitly blaming the "Obama DOJ." The prior post focused on Clemens' acquittal and Hall of Fame grievance; this one shifts to casting the prosecution as political persecution—a transparent parallel to Trump's own legal experiences.

### Authorship
Posted at 1:50 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or in DC for Kennedy Center Honors). Business hours, but the ALL CAPS, emotional tone, and "of course!" parenthetical are characteristic Trump. The "President DJT" sign-off is a standard self-referential signature used in this period. Likely authentic or lightly assisted.

### Psychological Function
The Clemens parallel serves as **displacement and projection**—by championing Clemens as a victim of DOJ overreach, Trump validates his own narrative of political persecution without directly referencing his cases. The word "viciously" reveals the emotional charge. Blaming Obama specifically maintains a long-standing rivalry/contrasting other.

### Perseveration
Two Clemens posts in one day with nearly identical content represents mild perseveration on this theme, suggesting it is psychologically salient beyond casual commentary.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- Parallel construction (Clemens = Trump, Obama DOJ = Biden DOJ)
- ALL CAPS for emotional emphasis on acquittal
- Parenthetical aside "(of course!)" as dismissive certainty
- Superlative ("great Roger Clemens")

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Obama DOJ prosecuted Roger Clemens" | **True** | Clemens was indicted in 2010 under the Obama DOJ for perjury related to congressional testimony on steroid use. |
| "Roger Clemens was fully acquitted of all charges" | **True** | Clemens was acquitted on all six counts of perjury, false statements, and obstruction of Congress on June 18, 2012. |

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Receipts (2)

### moderate — doj (4 months later)

> "It is unsurprising ('of course!') that the Obama DOJ would pursue this kind of aggressive prosecution, implying a pattern of weaponizing the DOJ"

**vs.**

> "Letitia James is a political enemy of Trump who deserves to face legal consequences"

The source frames politically motivated prosecution by the Obama DOJ as inherently wrong. This candidate implies Letitia James, a political enemy of Trump, deserves to face legal consequences — endorsing the same mechanism (using legal power against political opponents) that the source condemns when the opposing party does it.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_116315538702242081)

---

### moderate — doj (4 months later)

> "It is unsurprising ('of course!') that the Obama DOJ would pursue this kind of aggressive prosecution, implying a pattern of weaponizing the DOJ"

**vs.**

> "The Trump administration is justified in using executive agencies to pursue legal action against Letitia James"

The source condemns the Obama DOJ for using executive prosecution as a political weapon. This candidate endorses the Trump administration using executive agencies to pursue legal action against a political opponent (Letitia James). The underlying principle is the same — leveraging government prosecution against a political target — but the stance flips depending on which party wields it. That inconsistency is a genuine contradiction.

[View contradicting post →](/post/ts_116315554378575899)

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 75%)

### Indicators

- ALL CAPS emphasis
- parenthetical aside '(of course!)'
- emotional word 'viciously'
- business hours but stylistically authentic
- President DJT sign-off

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (own legal persecution history projected onto Clemens parallel)

**Rage:** Intensity 50% targeting Obama DOJ
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.40

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- multiple posts on same topic same day
- elevated emotional emphasis with ALL CAPS

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

Cognitive Markers:
- perseveration

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance identification
- champion of the persecuted

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> Obama DOJ prosecuted Roger Clemens

**TRUE**

Clemens was indicted in 2010 under the Obama DOJ for perjury related to congressional testimony on steroid use.

> Roger Clemens was fully acquitted of all charges

**TRUE**

Clemens was acquitted on all six counts of perjury, false statements, and obstruction of Congress on June 18, 2012.

Overall Veracity: 100%

## Receipts (2)

### moderate — doj (4 months later)

> It is unsurprising ('of course!') that the Obama DOJ would pursue this kind of aggressive prosecution, implying a pattern of weaponizing the DOJ

_Dec 7, 2025_

vs.

> Letitia James is a political enemy of Trump who deserves to face legal consequences

_Mar 30, 2026_

The source frames politically motivated prosecution by the Obama DOJ as inherently wrong. This candidate implies Letitia James, a political enemy of Trump, deserves to face legal consequences — endorsing the same mechanism (using legal power against political opponents) that the source condemns when the opposing party does it.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_116315538702242081)

---

### moderate — doj (4 months later)

> It is unsurprising ('of course!') that the Obama DOJ would pursue this kind of aggressive prosecution, implying a pattern of weaponizing the DOJ

_Dec 7, 2025_

vs.

> The Trump administration is justified in using executive agencies to pursue legal action against Letitia James

_Mar 30, 2026_

The source condemns the Obama DOJ for using executive prosecution as a political weapon. This candidate endorses the Trump administration using executive agencies to pursue legal action against a political opponent (Letitia James). The underlying principle is the same — leveraging government prosecution against a political target — but the stance flips depending on which party wields it. That inconsistency is a genuine contradiction.

[View contradicting post](/post/ts_116315554378575899)

## Tags

- proxy-grievance (80%)
- persecution-narrative (70%)
- Obama-blame (60%)
- perseveration (50%)

## That day

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

**Pardons as Loyalty Tests: A Day of Transactional Grandiosity and Grievance Projection**

Trump spent a relatively quiet day — just six posts — cycling through a familiar pattern: self-congratulation, grievance, and projection. The morning's standout was a lengthy rant about pardoning a Democratic congressman, then turning on him for not switching parties, casting presidential clemency as a loyalty transaction. The afternoon was consumed with defending Roger Clemens as a fellow "witch hunt" victim and making a public case to the Supreme Court for unchecked tariff authority. The day opened with a late-night post celebrating his role as the first president to host the Kennedy Center Honors, setting a grandiose tone that held throughout.

Full digest for 2025-12-07: https://trump.fm/date/2025-12-07/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2025, December 7). It was the Obama DOJ (of course!) that viciously... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_115679783474101246
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "It was the Obama DOJ (of course!) that viciously went after..." Truth Social, 7 Dec. 2025. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115679783474101246. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "It was the Obama DOJ (of course!) that viciously went after...," Truth Social, December 7, 2025, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_115679783474101246.

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