# Post x_888726438265966592

- Post ID: `x_888726438265966592`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-07-22T11:44:29.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_888726438265966592
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_888726438265966592/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_888726438265966592.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> So many people are asking why isn't the A.G. or Special Council looking at the many Hillary Clinton or Comey crimes. 33,000 e-mails deleted?

## Engagement

- Likes: 105,571
- Reposts: 29,545
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.388Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T19:18:34.983Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "So many people are asking why isn't the A.G. or Special Council looking at the many Hillary Clinton or Comey crimes. 33,000 e-mails deleted?"

### Authorship
Trump was in Norfolk, VA for the USS Gerald R. Ford commissioning. 11:44 UTC = 7:44 AM ET — early morning, consistent with authentic Trump posting. The misspelling "Council" (for "Counsel") and the whataboutism rhetorical pattern strongly indicate authentic authorship.

### Psychological Analysis
Classic deflection post. The Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference is the obvious trigger — a narcissistic injury stemming from the investigation's implicit accusation. The post employs **projection** (accusing Clinton/Comey of crimes while under investigation himself) and **whataboutism** as the primary defense. The "So many people are asking" opener is a characteristic Trump device — attributing his own grievance to unnamed masses to create social proof.

### Rhetorical Devices
- **Appeal to popular opinion** ("So many people are asking") — unverifiable crowd attribution
- **Whataboutism** — deflecting from Special Counsel investigation to Clinton emails
- **Loaded language** — "crimes" stated as established fact without adjudication
- The "33,000 e-mails deleted?" is a well-worn talking point deployed as rhetorical punctuation

### Cognitive Note
"Special Council" for "Special Counsel" is a phonemic-level spelling error consistent with Trump's established pattern of phonetic spelling. Not clinically significant on its own.

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "33,000 emails deleted by Hillary Clinton" | **Half True** | Clinton's team deleted approximately 33,000 emails deemed personal before turning over work-related emails. The FBI investigated and found no basis for criminal charges, though the handling was criticized. |
| "Many Hillary Clinton or Comey crimes" | **Mostly False** | Neither Clinton nor Comey were charged with crimes. The FBI investigated Clinton's email server and recommended no charges. Comey's leak of his own memos was investigated by the IG, who found no basis for prosecution. |

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- Early morning posting (7:44 AM ET)
- Misspelling 'Council' for 'Counsel'
- Stream-of-consciousness whataboutism
- Characteristic 'So many people are asking' framing

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference)

**Rage:** Intensity 40% targeting Hillary Clinton, James Comey, AG Jeff Sessions (implicitly)
- Proportionality: 30%

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 30%

Cognitive Markers:
- phonemic paraphasia

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Appeal to unnamed masses as proxy for own desires
- Framing personal grievance as popular demand

## Fact Checks (2)

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

> 33,000 emails deleted by Hillary Clinton

**HALF TRUE**

Clinton's team deleted approximately 33,000 emails deemed personal before turning over work-related emails. The FBI investigated and found no basis for criminal charges, though the handling was criticized.

Sources: FBI investigation 2016; IG reports

> Many Hillary Clinton or Comey crimes

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Neither Clinton nor Comey were charged with crimes. The FBI investigated Clinton's email server and recommended no charges. Comey's leak of his own memos was investigated by the IG, who found no basis for prosecution.

Sources: FBI Director Comey statement July 2016; DOJ IG report August 2019

Overall Veracity: 35%

## Tags

- whataboutism (90%)
- deflection (80%)
- clinton_emails (70%)
- special_counsel (60%)

## That day

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

**Pardon Power Floated as Russia Probe Reaches Family, Then Military Pageantry Provides Reset**

The day split into two distinct halves: a frantic early morning spent attacking the media and defending against the Russia investigation, followed by a ceremonial afternoon at the USS Gerald R. Ford commissioning in Norfolk, Virginia. The morning burst was notable for Trump publicly floating presidential pardon power for the first time in the Russia context, while simultaneously insisting no crimes had been committed. He accused the New York Times of sabotaging a counterterrorism operation against the ISIS leader — his most aggressive media-as-enemy framing to date. The afternoon brought a complete tonal shift to patriotic military themes, suggesting the ceremony provided emotional stabilization after the morning's defensive agitation.

Full digest for 2017-07-22: https://trump.fm/date/2017-07-22/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, July 22). So many people are asking why isn't the A.G. or... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_888726438265966592
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "So many people are asking why isn't the A.G. or Special..." X (Twitter), 22 Jul. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_888726438265966592. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "So many people are asking why isn't the A.G. or Special...," X (Twitter), July 22, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_888726438265966592.

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