# Post x_819867246352801792

- Post ID: `x_819867246352801792`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-01-13T11:22:38.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_819867246352801792
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_819867246352801792/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_819867246352801792.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> What are Hillary Clinton's people complaining about with respect to the F.B.I. Based on the information they had she should never.....

## Engagement

- Likes: 58,039
- Reposts: 12,744
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.392Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T08:52:39.544Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Post x_819867246352801792 (2017-01-13)

### Content
A truncated tweet attacking Hillary Clinton regarding FBI complaints — "Based on the information they had she should never....." — clearly a multi-part tweet thread where this is the first segment. The ellipsis indicates continuation. This references Clinton allies' complaints about Comey's FBI handling of the email investigation, deflecting by arguing Clinton should have been prosecuted.

### Authorship
Posted at 11:22 UTC = 6:22 AM EST. Trump was in New York (Trump Tower) during transition. This is classic early-morning Trump — the timing, the combative deflection, the trailing ellipsis of a stream-of-consciousness multi-tweet thread.

### Psychological Analysis
This post is a **whataboutism deflection**. In context, Trump was under fire over the Steele dossier and Russian hacking allegations (see surrounding posts about "phony allegations," "FAKE NEWS"). Rather than continue defending, he pivots to attacking Clinton — a classic displacement defense. The FBI, which was investigating *him*, gets reframed as the entity that failed to prosecute *her*.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Displacement**: Redirects FBI scrutiny from himself to Clinton
- **Projection**: Implies Clinton is the one who should be investigated, not him

### Rhetorical Devices
The rhetorical question format ("What are...complaining about") frames Clinton's side as absurd for criticizing the FBI, when the FBI's actions (Comey letter) arguably helped Trump win.

### Cognitive Notes
Sentence structure is coherent but the multi-part tweet format with trailing periods is characteristic baseline Trump Twitter behavior from this era.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Based on the information they had she should never have been allowed to run" | **Mostly False** | The FBI investigation found Clinton was 'extremely careless' but recommended no prosecution. There is no legal mechanism to prevent someone from running for president based on an FBI investigation. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 6:22 AM local time (early morning)
- Stream-of-consciousness multi-tweet thread
- Trailing ellipsis indicating continuation
- Combative, unpolished tone
- No formatting or polish

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (FBI/intelligence community scrutiny over Russian allegations)

Sentiment: -0.40

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- rhetorical question engaging audience in shared incredulity
- us-vs-them framing

## Fact Checks (1)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-11._

> Based on the information they had she should never have been allowed to run

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The FBI investigation found Clinton was 'extremely careless' but recommended no prosecution. There is no legal mechanism to prevent someone from running for president based on an FBI investigation.

Sources: FBI Director Comey July 2016 statement

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- whataboutism (80%)
- clinton-deflection (70%)
- fbi (60%)

## That day

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

**Dossier Crisis Dominates Pre-Dawn Burst as President-Elect Wages War on Intelligence Community**

Trump started his morning before 6 AM with a rapid burst of seven posts in under 45 minutes, most of them focused on attacking the Steele dossier and the intelligence agencies behind it. The tone swung from a brief, upbeat mention of his cabinet picks into an angry defensive spiral -- calling sources "sleazebags," putting the word "Intelligence" in scare quotes, and citing Russia's own denials as proof of his innocence. He pivoted briefly to attack Hillary Clinton and promise the end of the Affordable Care Act, then went quiet for six hours before posting a respectful tribute to a fallen NYPD detective. The day's story was one of a president-elect still visibly rattled by the dossier bombshell three days after its publication.

Full digest for 2017-01-13: https://trump.fm/date/2017-01-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, January 13). What are Hillary Clinton's people complaining... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_819867246352801792
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "What are Hillary Clinton's people complaining about with..." X (Twitter), 13 Jan. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_819867246352801792. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "What are Hillary Clinton's people complaining about with...," X (Twitter), January 13, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_819867246352801792.

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