Analysis: ...is all of the illegal leaks of classified and other infor...

9y ago Mar 3, 2017 at 2:38 AM

...is all of the illegal leaks of classified and other information. It is a total "witch hunt!"

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-11. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Vulnerable

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

65%

This post concludes a four-part thread defending Jeff Sessions following his recusal from the Russia investigation. The thread executes a textbook DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) sequence, culminating in reframing the "real story" as illegal leaks rather than undisclosed Russian contacts. The introduction of "witch hunt" — which would become Trump's signature delegitimization phrase over the next several years — marks a psychologically significant moment. It represents the crystallization of a persecution narrative that would serve as the primary defensive framework throughout the Russia investigation. The vulnerable narcissistic state is notable: rather than grandiose counterattack, Trump positions himself and his allies as victims of institutional persecution, inviting followers into shared victimhood. The displacement defense (substance → process) and the epistemic closure demand (accept that leaks are the real crime) establish patterns that would intensify significantly over the following months and years.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

9:38 PM ET posting time
emotional punctuation
scare quotes around witch hunt
multi-tweet thread characteristic of authentic posting
reactive content tied to breaking news

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Vulnerable State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Jeff Sessions recusal / Russia investigation revelations)

Rage: Intensity 60% targeting leakers, Democrats, investigators

Proportionality

40%

Sentiment

-0.70

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

50%

Antisocial

30%

Paranoid

60%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectiondenialdisplacement

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

40%

Parasocial Techniques:

shared victimhood framingin-group reality construction

Danger Assessment

None

Gaslighting Detected:

Reframes legitimate investigation as 'witch hunt'
DARVO: reverses who is the wrongdoer (investigators become the criminals)
Attacks perception of what the 'real story' is

Reality Distortions:

Characterizes oversight investigation as persecution
Frames leaks as the crime rather than the conduct revealed

Fact Checks (1)

"Illegal leaks of classified and other information occurred"

Half True

Leaks did occur regarding Sessions-Kislyak meetings, but characterizing them as 'illegal' leaks of 'classified' information is contested — the meetings themselves were not classified, though some underlying intelligence may have been.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: Post x_837492425283219458 (2017-03-03)

This is the fourth part of a multi-tweet thread defending AG Jeff Sessions after his recusal from the Russia investigation. The ellipsis opening ("...is all of the illegal leaks") continues from the previous tweet about Democrats losing their grip on reality.

Thread Context

The full thread reads: Sessions is honest → Democrats are saving face → they lost the election and lost grip on reality → the real story is illegal leaks — it's a "witch hunt!"

This is the rhetorical climax of the thread — the pivot from defense to counterattack.

Authorship

Posted at 9:38 PM ET (Trump likely in DC post-congressional address). Late evening, emotionally charged, uses scare quotes and exclamation — consistent with authentic Trump posting. The thread structure (multi-part tweets) is characteristic of his pre-aide style.

Psychological Analysis

The post deploys a classic DARVO sequence across the thread: Deny (Sessions did nothing wrong) → Attack (Democrats are delusional) → Reverse Victim and Offender (the real crime is the leaks, not the contacts). "Witch hunt" — which would become his signature phrase — frames the investigation as persecution, establishing the victim-protagonist narrative.

Defense Mechanisms

Projection: Accusing others of illegality while defending against allegations of improper Russian contacts
Displacement: Redirecting from Sessions-Russia substance to the leak process
Denial: Dismissing the investigation's legitimacy entirely

Rhetorical Pivot

The "real story" framing is a textbook attention-redirection technique — don't look at what was revealed, look at how it was revealed.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Illegal leaks of classified and other information occurred"	Half True	Leaks did occur regarding Sessions-Kislyak meetings, but characterizing them as 'illegal' leaks of 'classified' information is contested — the meetings themselves were not classified, though some underlying intelligence may have been.

Overall Veracity: 50%