# Post x_1012318771250384900 - Post ID: `x_1012318771250384900` - Platform: X (Twitter) - Posted: 2018-06-28T16:56:17.000Z (UTC) - Deleted: no - Repost: no - Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_1012318771250384900 - Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_1012318771250384900/analysis - Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_1012318771250384900.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording) ## Post text > ....persecuted on old and/or totally unrelated charges (there was no collusion and there was no obstruction of the no collusion)...And what is going on in the FBI &, DOJ with Crooked Hillary, the DNC and all of the lies? A disgraceful situation! ## Engagement - Likes: 0 - Reposts: 13,792 - Replies: 0 - Views: unknown - Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:33:25.040Z (UTC) # Analysis _Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-15T05:12:51.066Z (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 midday thread-continuation tweet exhibits a near-textbook narcissistic injury response to the Mueller investigation: layered denial ('no collusion, no obstruction'), projection of criminality onto political opponents, and a DARVO structure (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) spanning the full thread. The post's most clinically significant feature is a phrase-level perseveration — 'there was no obstruction of the no collusion' — where the target word 'justice' is displaced by the recently activated phrase-frame 'no collusion.' While a single instance is insufficient for clinical inference, it constitutes a longitudinal data point of interest and strongly supports authentic Trump authorship despite midday local timing: a polished aide would have caught the error. The subject is in the vulnerable narcissistic state (martyrdom framing, 'persecuted') rather than the grandiose pole, suggesting chronic rather than acute wounding under sustained public exposure. Rhetorical techniques include whataboutism (structural pivot to Clinton/DNC), presuppositional accusation, and epistemic closure framing. Epistemic closure is complete: the investigation is axiomatically 'rigged,' and no evidence produced within it can be credited. Danger level is elevated but not acute — no specific targets or eliminationist language appear, but sustained delegitimization of the FBI and DOJ as corrupt conspiracy actors constitutes structural priming of the follower base toward institutional hostility. ## Psychological Analysis: Trump Tweet — June 28, 2018 ### Overview This post is the terminal segment of a multi-tweet thread attacking the Mueller investigation and redirecting blame toward Hillary Clinton and the DOJ/FBI. The thread, taken as a unit, constitutes a sustained narcissistic injury response triggered by the ongoing public exposure represented by Special Counsel scrutiny. The post fragment ending in "A disgraceful situation!" exhibits several clinically notable features, most prominently a perseverative linguistic slip embedded within a denial sequence. --- ### Authorship Attribution **Verdict: Authentic Trump — moderate-to-high confidence.** - **Timezone:** Trump was in Milwaukee/Wisconsin on this date (per his own follow-up post: "I am in Milwaukee, Wisconsin"). Wisconsin observes CDT (UTC-5) in June. UTC 16:56 converts to **11:56 AM local** — business hours, which weakly favors aide authorship. - **Against aide authorship:** The post contains a significant, unpolished verbal error: *"there was no obstruction of the no collusion."* The intended phrase was almost certainly "there was no obstruction of justice." Instead, the phrase "no collusion" — repeated throughout this thread — intruded and displaced "justice." An aide drafting communications would have caught this. It is precisely the kind of slip produced under emotional pressure and cognitive overload in an authentic authoring context. - **Additional authentic markers:** Continuation ellipsis threading style ("....") matching the prior tweet; raw, grievance-forward tone; the "&" HTML entity artifact visible in the raw text (consistent with posting via web interface with incomplete entity encoding rather than polished tool-assisted authoring). - **Conclusion:** Despite midday timing, the linguistic error and raw quality strongly indicate authentic authorship. The Scavino hypothesis is unlikely given the embedded error. --- ### Cognitive Status Markers **Most notable feature of this post: perseverative substitution error.** The phrase *"there was no obstruction of the no collusion"* constitutes a phrase-level perseveration. The target word "justice" (completing "no obstruction of justice") is replaced by "the no collusion" — a near-verbatim echo of the clause immediately preceding ("there was no collusion"). This represents intrusion of a recently activated phrase-frame into the construction of a subsequent phrase. At the discourse level, this is consistent with **perseveration**, though it could also reflect speed-typing under agitation rather than neurologically-driven repetition. The distinction matters: at age 72, a single instance does not constitute clinical signal, but it is worth logging as a longitudinal data point. In context, the entire thread shows a circular, looping quality — returning obsessively to the same targets (Mueller, Comey, Hillary, DOJ/FBI) with incremental elaboration, which adds mild circumstantiality to the cognitive profile. **Baseline comparison:** Trump's 1980s-era speech (Oprah 1988, Donahue 1988) shows higher syntactic complexity and more precise lexical retrieval. By 2018, his average sentence complexity has already declined from that earlier baseline. The perseveration seen here is consistent with the trajectory but insufficient alone to signal acute change. --- ### Psychological State and Triggers **Trigger:** Narcissistic injury — ongoing exposure via Mueller investigation, compounded by Peter Strzok congressional hearing activity in this period. The investigation represents both a threat to the grandiose self-concept and a public humiliation before a mass audience. The threat is existential to the identity structure: a man who frames himself as the ultimate winner being investigated for possible criminal conspiracy is cognitively intolerable. **Narcissistic State:** Mixed, with dominant vulnerable pole. The victimhood framing ("persecuted," "disgraceful situation") signals entry into the vulnerable narcissistic state. The grandiose pole persists in the implicit claim that the investigation is so absurd it constitutes persecution rather than legitimate inquiry, but the emotional register here is wounded rather than triumphant. **Narcissistic Rage:** Present at moderate intensity. The anger is diffuse (targeted at Mueller, FBI, DOJ, Hillary, "the lies") rather than focused on a single target, which is consistent with chronic narcissistic injury producing generalized hostility. Proportionality to trigger: low — the subject frames a criminal investigation by duly constituted law enforcement as equivalent to political persecution, an extreme response disproportionate to the procedural reality. --- ### Defense Mechanisms 1. **Denial (Pathological/Level 1):** The repeated insistence "there was no collusion and there was no obstruction" is a denial of the legitimacy of the investigation's premise. Not simply a factual assertion but a psychic refusal to permit the investigation's premise into subjective reality. 2. **Projection (Immature/Level 2):** Redirecting scrutiny toward "Crooked Hillary, the DNC and all of the lies" — attributing wrongdoing to the accusers. The FBI/DOJ are framed as the actual criminal enterprise while the subject casts himself as victim. 3. **Splitting (Immature/Level 2):** Clear all-bad framing of prosecutors, Democrats, and the institutional investigation, contrasted implicitly with the all-good self/allies. No nuance, no acknowledgment of legitimate process. 4. **DARVO pattern present:** Deny ("no collusion, no obstruction"), Attack ("Rigged Witch Hunt," "Crooked Hillary"), Reverse Victim and Offender ("persecuted"). The structure across this tweet thread constitutes a textbook DARVO sequence. --- ### Rhetorical and Propaganda Techniques - **Whataboutism:** The pivot to "Crooked Hillary, the DNC and all of the lies" is structural whataboutism — deflecting scrutiny of self by invoking alleged wrongdoing by political opponents, with no logical connection to the investigation's findings. - **Ad hominem:** "Crooked Hillary" — personal attack substituting for engagement with substance. - **Loaded language / labeling:** "persecuted," "Rigged Witch Hunt," "Angry Democrats," "lies," "disgraceful." - **Victimhood framing:** The word "persecuted" is chosen deliberately over "prosecuted" or "charged" — invoking martyrdom rather than legal process. - **Rhetorical question as accusation:** "What is going on in the FBI & DOJ with Crooked Hillary, the DNC and all of the lies?" — presents a presupposition of wrongdoing as a question rather than an assertion, granting plausible deniability while fully communicating the accusation. - **Superlative intensifier:** "A disgraceful situation!" — emotional punctuation without substantive content. - **Reality firehose dynamics (RAND):** This tweet thread as a whole — targeting Mueller, Strzok, Comey, McCabe, Clinton, DOJ, DNC in a single morning — follows the high-volume, diffuse-target model that overwhelms rather than persuades. --- ### Multi-Level Personality Analysis (McAdams & Pals) **Level 1 — Big Five (salient facets):** - *Neuroticism (angry hostility):* Very high. The post is organized around grievance and indignation. - *Agreeableness (low):* Complete absence of trust, modesty, or tender-mindedness. - *Openness (low):* Closed epistemic system — the investigation is "rigged" by axiom, no evidence could alter the conclusion. **Level 2 — Characteristic Adaptations:** - *Agency motives* overwhelmingly dominant: power preservation, status defense, control recovery. - *Communion motives* absent. - *Schema:* Self = wrongly targeted/persecuted exceptional figure; Others = corrupt, lying, politically motivated; World = zero-sum arena where enemies conspire. **Level 3 — Narrative Identity:** - *Protagonist role:* Martyr/fighter. The subject casts himself as someone being "persecuted" (his word), evoking martyrdom rather than mere legal difficulty. - *Contamination sequence:* Implicit — a legitimate presidency being corrupted by a deep state conspiracy. - *Contrasting other:* Mueller ("Rigged Witch Hunt"), "Crooked Hillary," "13 Angry Democrats," FBI/DOJ. - *Identity claims:* Implicitly: "I am innocent, and my enemies are the real criminals." **Archetypal reading:** Post embodies the **Victim/Martyr** archetype with **Warrior** undertones. The language of persecution resonates with a base that already reads its cultural position as one of unfair marginalization. The appeal is not purely rational: it works because followers are primed to map themselves onto the "persecuted" protagonist. --- ### Malignant Narcissism Assessment - **Narcissistic features:** Very high. Grandiosity, entitlement, complete absence of self-reflection, framing of legitimate legal process as persecution. - **Paranoid features:** High. Pervasive suspicion of investigators, the DOJ/FBI, and Democrats; preoccupation with perceived attack; bearing grudges (the thread references figures from the investigation's early days, Comey, McCabe, Strzok). - **Antisocial features:** Moderate. Systematic dishonesty and manipulation present, contempt for institutional authority. - **Ego-syntonic sadism:** Low in this specific post (no pleasure-taking language; more victimhood than dominance display). --- ### Gaslighting and Reality Distortion - The framing of the Mueller investigation as persecution rather than legal process is a reality distortion of medium severity. - "There was no collusion and there was no obstruction" asserts conclusions as established facts while the investigation was ongoing — a form of preemptive revisionism. - The claim that the FBI/DOJ is corrupt and protecting Hillary implicitly demands followers accept an institutional conspiracy narrative as a loyalty test. - **Epistemic closure:** Explicit — the system is "rigged" by axiomatic fiat; no evidence produced by the investigation could be legitimate within this frame. --- ### Fact Verification | Claim | Verdict | Evidence | |-------|---------|----------| | "There was no collusion" | **Unverifiable** | At time of posting (June 2018), Mueller investigation was ongoing. The 2019 Mueller Report found insufficient evidence for criminal conspiracy but documented extensive contacts between the campaign and Russian nationals. | | "There was no obstruction" | **Mostly False** | Mueller documented ten potential instances of obstruction of justice. Mueller declined to reach a prosecutorial conclusion due to DOJ policy on indicting a sitting president, explicitly not exonerating the subject on this count. | | "FBI & DOJ engaged in wrongdoing with Crooked Hillary and DNC" | **Mostly False** | DOJ IG Horowitz's 2018 and 2019 reports found no evidence of politically motivated charging decisions favoring Clinton, though procedural errors in the Clinton email investigation were documented. No evidence of the coordinated conspiracy implied. | Overall Veracity: 30% ## Authorship Analysis **Self-Written** (score: 82%) ### Indicators - Phrase-level perseveration error ('no obstruction of the no collusion') that a polished aide would have caught - Continuation ellipsis threading style ('....') matching prior tweet in sequence - Raw grievance-forward emotional register - HTML entity artifact '&' visible in raw text consistent with web-interface posting - Midday timing (11:56 AM CDT) is weak counterindicator but outweighed by error evidence ## Psychological Profile ### State **Vulnerable State** **Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Mueller Special Counsel investigation; Peter Strzok congressional testimony activity in this period) **Rage:** Intensity 68% targeting Mueller investigation, FBI, DOJ, Hillary Clinton, DNC - Proportionality: 15% Sentiment: -0.74 Baseline Deviation: slight ### Clinical **Malignant Narcissism:** - Narcissistic: 87% - Antisocial: 52% - Paranoid: 82% - Sadism: 22% **Defense Mechanisms:** - denial (pathological) - projection (immature) - splitting (immature) - distortion (pathological) **Cognitive Complexity:** - Complexity: 32% Cognitive Markers: - perseveration **Parasocial Techniques:** - Shared victimhood framing ('people are being persecuted') inviting followers to identify with the martyr narrative - Rhetorical questions ('What is going on in the FBI & DOJ?') positioning audience as co-investigators - Naming specific enemies (Crooked Hillary, DNC) to direct follower hostility outward ## Danger Assessment **ELEVATED** ### Indicators - Sustained delegitimization of FBI and DOJ as corrupt conspiracy actors — trains follower base to view federal law enforcement as an enemy institution - Persecution framing amplified to a mass audience may normalize hostility toward law enforcement and judicial processes - No direct targeting or eliminationist language in this post; danger is structural/aggregate rather than acute ### Gaslighting - Asserts 'no collusion and no obstruction' as established facts while investigation is actively ongoing — preemptive revisionism - Frames legally constituted investigation as 'persecution' — attacks followers' ability to perceive institutional legitimacy accurately - Demands epistemic acceptance of FBI/DOJ corruption narrative as in-group membership condition ## Fact Checks (3) _The model's verdicts from 2026-03-15._ > There was no collusion **UNVERIFIABLE** At time of posting (June 2018), Mueller investigation was ongoing. The 2019 Mueller Report found insufficient evidence for criminal conspiracy but documented extensive contacts between the campaign and Russian nationals. Sources: Mueller Report Vol. I, 2019 > There was no obstruction **MOSTLY FALSE** Mueller documented ten potential instances of obstruction of justice. Mueller declined to reach a prosecutorial conclusion due to DOJ policy on indicting a sitting president, explicitly not exonerating the subject on this count. Sources: Mueller Report Vol. II, 2019 > FBI & DOJ engaged in wrongdoing with Crooked Hillary and DNC **MOSTLY FALSE** DOJ IG Horowitz's 2018 and 2019 reports found no evidence of politically motivated charging decisions favoring Clinton, though procedural errors in the Clinton email investigation were documented. No evidence of the coordinated conspiracy implied. Sources: DOJ OIG Report on Clinton Email Investigation, June 2018; DOJ OIG FISA Report, December 2019 Overall Veracity: 30% ## Tags - mueller-investigation (95%) - narcissistic-injury-response (88%) - DARVO (85%) - whataboutism (82%) - perseveration (72%) - vulnerable-narcissism (80%) - FBI-DOJ-delegitimization (70%) - epistemic-closure (85%) - authentic-authorship (82%) - thread-continuation (65%) ## That day _From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._ **Morning Rage Spiral Targets Mueller Probe as Capital Gazette Shooting Gets Delayed, Formulaic Response** Trump spent the bulk of his morning firing off a rapid cluster of attacks on the Mueller investigation and FBI officials, triggered by Peter Strzok's closed-door testimony the day before. The tone was angry and conspiratorial, with repeated accusations of a "rigged witch hunt" and named targets including Strzok, Comey, McCabe, and Mueller himself. Brief pauses to praise Fox News guests offered fleeting calm before the attacks resumed. In the afternoon, he shifted to celebratory mode at the Foxconn groundbreaking in Wisconsin, and hours after the deadliest attack on journalists in U.S. history — the Capital Gazette newsroom shooting — he issued a brief, clearly staff-written statement of thoughts and prayers. Full digest for 2018-06-28: https://trump.fm/date/2018-06-28/analysis ## Citation - APA: Trump, D. J. (2018, June 28). ....persecuted on old and/or totally unrelated... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_1012318771250384900 - MLA: Trump, Donald J. "....persecuted on old and/or totally unrelated charges..." X (Twitter), 28 Jun. 2018. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_1012318771250384900. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026. - Chicago: Donald J. 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