Analysis: A.G. Lynch made law enforcement decisions for political purp...

9y ago Jun 13, 2017 at 12:45 PM

A.G. Lynch made law enforcement decisions for political purposes...gave Hillary Clinton a free pass and protection. Totally illegal!

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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

Grandiose

Authorship

Uncertain

Intensity

45%

Authorship Analysis

Uncertain

Indicators:

Business hours (8:45 AM ET)
Grammatically correct
Structured three-part argument
Exclamatory ending typical of Trump
Ellipsis usage consistent with Trump style

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Preemptive Attack — Exposure (Mueller obstruction probe expansion, Sessions testimony)

Sentiment

-0.60

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

40%

Antisocial

30%

Paranoid

30%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectiondisplacementrationalization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

35%

Parasocial Techniques:

shared grievance framingsimple moral narrative

Fact Checks (3)

"AG Lynch made law enforcement decisions for political purposes"

Half True

Lynch's tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton during the email investigation was widely criticized as inappropriate, and she later said she would accept the FBI's recommendation. However, characterizing her decisions as politically motivated is an interpretation, not established fact.

"Gave Hillary Clinton a free pass and protection"

Mostly False

Clinton was investigated by the FBI for over a year. Comey recommended no charges based on insufficient evidence of intent, a prosecutorial judgment, not a 'free pass.' Lynch deferred to Comey's recommendation.

"Totally illegal"

False

No charges were ever brought against Lynch. Prosecutorial discretion is a legal function, not a crime. No legal authority has found Lynch's actions illegal.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: "A.G. Lynch made law enforcement decisions for political purposes..."

Context

Posted June 13, 2017 at 12:45 UTC (~8:45 AM ET). Trump was in Washington, D.C. (Cabinet meeting that day). This falls during business hours, amid the Comey/Sessions testimony period and expanding Mueller probe.

Authorship

Morning business hours, grammatically correct, structured argument with legal framing ("Totally illegal!"). The exclamatory ending is Trump-like but the overall construction is polished. Likely aide-drafted or aide-polished with Trump's direction.

Psychological Analysis

This is a classic deflection post. With Mueller expanding his obstruction probe and Sessions testifying, Trump redirects attention to Obama-era AG Loretta Lynch and Hillary Clinton. The post employs whataboutism as its primary rhetorical strategy—rather than addressing his own legal exposure, he attacks his predecessor's DOJ.

The claim that Lynch "gave Hillary Clinton a free pass" references the tarmac meeting and email investigation, reframing prosecutorial discretion as corruption. "Totally illegal!" adds a pseudo-legal judgment without specificity.

Defense Mechanisms

Projection is prominent: accusations of politically motivated law enforcement mirror exactly what Trump was being accused of (pressuring Comey on Flynn). Displacement redirects from current threat (Mueller) to safer historical target (Lynch/Clinton).

Rhetorical Devices

The three-beat structure (political decisions → free pass → totally illegal) escalates from accusation to conclusion, bypassing evidence.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"AG Lynch made law enforcement decisions for political purposes"	Half True	Lynch's tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton during the email investigation was widely criticized as inappropriate, and she later said she would accept the FBI's recommendation. However, characterizing her decisions as politically motivated is an interpretation, not established fact.
"Gave Hillary Clinton a free pass and protection"	Mostly False	Clinton was investigated by the FBI for over a year. Comey recommended no charges based on insufficient evidence of intent, a prosecutorial judgment, not a 'free pass.' Lynch deferred to Comey's recommendation.
"Totally illegal"	False	No charges were ever brought against Lynch. Prosecutorial discretion is a legal function, not a crime. No legal authority has found Lynch's actions illegal.

Overall Veracity: 23%