# Post x_875701471999864833

- Post ID: `x_875701471999864833`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-06-16T13:07:55.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_875701471999864833
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_875701471999864833/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_875701471999864833.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt

## Engagement

- Likes: 153,281
- Reposts: 47,625
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.389Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T15:01:23.246Z (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 psychologically significant as a real-time narcissistic injury response to the expansion of Mueller's investigation into obstruction of justice. Its chief importance is threefold: (1) It inadvertently confirmed the obstruction investigation before official acknowledgment, suggesting emotional impulsivity overriding legal strategy. (2) It employs pathological distortion by attributing the Comey firing decision to Rosenstein, directly contradicting Trump's own May 11, 2017 statement to Lester Holt that he decided independently, citing "this Russia thing." (3) It crystallizes the "Witch Hunt" framing that would become the dominant counter-narrative for years. The post's rhetorical structure — presenting a surface-level paradox (investigator = instigator) — is effective propaganda despite its factual distortion. Psychologically, the vulnerable narcissistic state is evident: rather than grandiose dismissal, there is genuine indignation and victimhood. The contamination narrative sequence (I followed advice → now I'm being punished for it) is characteristic of Trump's response pattern when legal threats mount. The post demonstrates how narcissistic defenses (projection, distortion) can simultaneously serve as effective political communication, recruiting audience identification with perceived persecution while obscuring the subject's documented agency in the triggering event.

## Analysis: "I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt"

### Context
This post responds to reports that Mueller's investigation expanded to include obstruction of justice regarding Comey's firing. "The man" refers to Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, who authored the memo recommending Comey's termination and subsequently appointed Mueller as Special Counsel. Posted at 9:07 AM ET (Trump in DC for Workforce Week), this is a business-hours post but reads as highly authentic given the emotional charge.

### Authorship
The post has hallmarks of authentic Trump: exclamatory punctuation, emotional reactivity, the rhetorical irony construction, and the "Witch Hunt" tag. Business hours but clearly personally composed — no aide would draft something this legally inflammatory. This post notably confirmed the obstruction investigation before it was officially acknowledged, suggesting impulsive reactivity overriding legal counsel.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a textbook narcissistic injury response. The investigation's expansion to obstruction represents a direct threat to self-concept. The post's core rhetorical move — framing Rosenstein as both instigator and investigator — employs **projection** and **externalization**: responsibility for Comey's firing is displaced onto Rosenstein, despite Trump having publicly stated on NBC he fired Comey over "this Russia thing."

The **splitting** is clean: Trump = victim of absurd persecution; Rosenstein/Mueller = hypocritical persecutors. "Witch Hunt" functions as both dismissal and persecution narrative.

### Danger Assessment
No direct danger indicators, though the delegitimization of federal investigation is an ongoing pattern of institutional erosion.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "Rosenstein told Trump to fire Comey" | **Mostly False** | Rosenstein wrote a memo criticizing Comey's handling of the Clinton email investigation. Trump told NBC's Lester Holt on May 11, 2017 that he had already decided to fire Comey regardless of any recommendation, citing 'this Russia thing.' |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 90%)

### Indicators

- Exclamatory punctuation
- Emotional reactivity to breaking news
- Legally imprudent (no aide would confirm investigation)
- Signature 'Witch Hunt' tag
- Stream-of-consciousness irony construction

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Mueller investigation expanding to obstruction)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting Rod Rosenstein / Mueller investigation
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

**Defense Mechanisms:**
- projection (immature)
- distortion (pathological)
- splitting (immature)

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Inviting audience to share outrage at perceived absurdity
- Framing situation as self-evidently unfair to recruit allies

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Rewriting the narrative of Comey's firing to shift responsibility to Rosenstein
- Contradicting own documented public statements about firing rationale

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> Rosenstein told Trump to fire Comey

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Rosenstein wrote a memo criticizing Comey's handling of the Clinton email investigation. Trump told NBC's Lester Holt on May 11, 2017 that he had already decided to fire Comey regardless of any recommendation, citing 'this Russia thing.'

Sources: NBC Lester Holt interview, May 11 2017; Rosenstein memo, May 9 2017

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- russia_investigation (100%)
- witch_hunt_framing (90%)
- narcissistic_injury_response (80%)
- self_incrimination (70%)

## That day

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

**Mueller Obstruction Probe Triggers Morning Rage Spiral and Inadvertent Self-Incrimination**

The day was dominated by Trump's reaction to news that the Mueller investigation had expanded to include obstruction of justice. A rapid-fire morning burst of posts cycled between defensive denial and aggrieved victimhood, culminating in an emotionally impulsive tweet that inadvertently confirmed the obstruction probe before official sources did. He also falsely attributed the Comey firing decision to Rod Rosenstein, contradicting his own prior public statements. The rest of the day was quieter, bookended by staff-authored posts about a Wisconsin workforce event and a Cuba policy speech delivered in Miami.

Full digest for 2017-06-16: https://trump.fm/date/2017-06-16/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, June 16). I am being investigated for firing the FBI... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_875701471999864833
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the..." X (Twitter), 16 Jun. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_875701471999864833. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the...," X (Twitter), June 16, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_875701471999864833.

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