# Post x_875441788110110727

- Post ID: `x_875441788110110727`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-06-15T19:56:01.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_875441788110110727
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_875441788110110727/analysis
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## Post text

> Crooked H destroyed phones w/ hammer, 'bleached' emails, & had husband meet w/AG days before she was cleared- & they talk about obstruction?

## Engagement

- Likes: 154,284
- Reposts: 54,056
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T14:00:21.831Z (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 post is the fourth in a same-day escalation sequence responding to Mueller's obstruction probe expansion. The rhetorical pattern across the sequence — denial → grandiose victimhood → whataboutist deflection — is a well-documented narcissistic defense cascade. The post employs projection (attributing obstruction-adjacent conduct to Clinton while under obstruction investigation), rapid-fire enumeration to overwhelm, and a closing rhetorical question designed to recruit audience agreement. The factual claims are partially accurate but strategically framed: Clinton's phones were destroyed and emails deleted, but the implication that she was never investigated is false. The tarmac meeting occurred but the causal implication (that it caused the case to be dropped) is unsubstantiated. This post is clinically notable primarily as part of the escalation sequence rather than in isolation, demonstrating how narcissistic injury (threat of exposure via obstruction probe) triggers a predictable defensive cascade culminating in externalization onto a familiar target.

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_875441788110110727

### Context
Posted June 15, 2017 at 3:56 PM ET (Trump was in Washington, DC). This is one of several posts that day responding to the expansion of Mueller's obstruction probe. The post deploys whataboutism by cataloguing Hillary Clinton's alleged misdeeds to frame the obstruction investigation as hypocritical.

### Authorship
Mid-afternoon DC time, but the aggressive shorthand ("Crooked H," ampersands, dashes), rhetorical question structure, and emotional charge are consistent with authentic Trump. The compressed, punchy style with abbreviations is characteristic.

### Psychological Dynamics
This post is a textbook deflection response to narcissistic injury. The Mueller probe's expansion to obstruction threatened Trump directly, and this is the fourth post in a sequence escalating from "phony story" to "WITCH HUNT" to whataboutist deflection onto Clinton. The rhetorical question at the end ("& they talk about obstruction?") attempts to reframe the entire narrative.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection/Whataboutism**: Attributes obstruction-like behavior to Clinton to neutralize the accusation against himself
- **Denial**: Implicit denial that his own behavior constitutes obstruction by suggesting Clinton's behavior was worse and unpunished

### Rhetorical Technique
The post uses a rapid-fire list structure (phones, emails, AG meeting) to create an overwhelming impression of Clinton criminality, then pivots with the rhetorical question to highlight perceived double standards. This is classic DARVO-adjacent rhetoric — not reversing victim/offender directly, but creating equivalence to delegitimize the investigation.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Clinton destroyed phones with hammer" | **Mostly True** | FBI investigation confirmed some Clinton mobile devices were destroyed by staff, in some cases with a hammer, though this was described as standard IT disposal practice |
| "Clinton 'bleached' emails" | **Half True** | Clinton's team used BleachBit software to delete emails from a server. 'Bleached' is misleading — it was software deletion, not chemical bleaching, though the effect (permanent deletion) is accurately conveyed |
| "Husband met with AG days before she was cleared" | **Mostly True** | Bill Clinton met AG Loretta Lynch on a tarmac in Phoenix on June 27, 2016. Comey announced no charges on July 5, 2016 — about 8 days later, not 'days' in the immediate sense but reasonably close |

Overall Veracity: 70%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 82%)

### Indicators

- Abbreviated 'Crooked H'
- Ampersand shorthand and dashes
- Rhetorical question ending
- Aggressive compressed style
- Mid-afternoon but emotionally reactive content consistent with authentic posting during crisis periods

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Mueller obstruction probe expansion)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Hillary Clinton / investigators
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

**Mildly Hypomanic**
- Four rapid-fire posts on same topic within hours
- Escalating intensity across post sequence

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 20%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- rationalization (neurotic)
- denial (pathological)

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 50%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance
- rhetorical question inviting audience agreement

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Reframes obstruction investigation as hypocritical rather than addressing substance
- Implies investigators are the real wrongdoers

## Fact Checks (3)

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

> Clinton destroyed phones with hammer

**MOSTLY TRUE**

FBI investigation confirmed some Clinton mobile devices were destroyed by staff, in some cases with a hammer, though this was described as standard IT disposal practice

Sources: FBI investigation notes released September 2016

> Clinton 'bleached' emails

**HALF TRUE**

Clinton's team used BleachBit software to delete emails from a server. 'Bleached' is misleading — it was software deletion, not chemical bleaching, though the effect (permanent deletion) is accurately conveyed

Sources: FBI investigation, Congressional testimony

> Husband met with AG days before she was cleared

**MOSTLY TRUE**

Bill Clinton met AG Loretta Lynch on a tarmac in Phoenix on June 27, 2016. Comey announced no charges on July 5, 2016 — about 8 days later, not 'days' in the immediate sense but reasonably close

Sources: Widely reported June-July 2016

Overall Veracity: 70%

## Tags

- whataboutism (90%)
- mueller_probe (80%)
- clinton_deflection (90%)
- obstruction (70%)
- narcissistic_defense_cascade (80%)

## That day

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

**Mueller Obstruction Probe Triggers Day-Long Defensive Cascade Behind Presidential Veneer**

Trump's day split sharply between two modes: the empathetic Commander in Chief mourning the Scalise shooting and cheering the Congressional Baseball Game, and the embattled defendant lashing out at the Russia investigation. The morning brought a rapid one-two punch against Mueller's newly expanded obstruction probe, including the now-iconic "WITCH HUNT" branding. By afternoon he'd pivoted to attacking Hillary Clinton with a laundry list of her alleged offenses -- posting the same attack twice in what looked like agitated haste. The investigation clearly got under his skin more than anything else that day.

Full digest for 2017-06-15: https://trump.fm/date/2017-06-15/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, June 15). Crooked H destroyed phones w/ hammer, 'bleached'... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_875441788110110727
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Crooked H destroyed phones w/ hammer, 'bleached' emails,..." X (Twitter), 15 Jun. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_875441788110110727. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Crooked H destroyed phones w/ hammer, 'bleached' emails,...," X (Twitter), June 15, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_875441788110110727.

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