Analysis: So why aren't the Committees and investigators, and of cours...

9y ago Jul 24, 2017 at 4:49 PM

So why aren't the Committees and investigators, and of course our beleaguered A.G., looking into Crooked Hillarys crimes &amp, Russia relations?

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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

Elevated

Narcissistic State

Mixed

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

60%

This tweet is clinically notable for its public shaming of Attorney General Sessions — Trump's own appointee — as "beleaguered," representing a narcissistic punishment for Sessions' recusal from the Russia investigation, which Trump experienced as betrayal. The post deploys whataboutism (why not investigate Clinton?) and projection (attributing "Russia relations" to Clinton while Trump's campaign is under investigation). The rhetorical question presupposes Clinton's guilt while implicitly demanding the AG redirect DOJ resources toward a political opponent. The "beleaguered" descriptor serves as both humiliation and warning — a public loyalty test. This pattern of punishing perceived disloyalty through public devaluation is consistent with narcissistic interpersonal exploitation (DSM-5 criterion 6). The elevated danger rating reflects not physical violence risk but institutional norm erosion: a sitting president publicly pressuring law enforcement to target political opponents while deflecting from his own investigation. This post is part of a sustained campaign against Sessions that would continue for months, eventually leading to Sessions' firing in November 2018. The day's tweet cluster (Drain the Sewer, Schumer quote, Sleazy Schiff, this post) reveals a coordinated morning barrage aimed at reframing the Russia narrative.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

midday but emotionally reactive content
missing apostrophe in 'Hillarys'
&amp, typo (missing semicolon)
whataboutism structure typical of authentic posts
stream-of-consciousness rhetorical question

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Mixed State

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

Rage: Intensity 60% targeting Jeff Sessions / investigators / Hillary Clinton

Proportionality

40%

Sentiment

-0.65

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

50%

Paranoid

50%

Sadism

40%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectiondisplacementdevaluation

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

50%

Parasocial Techniques:

rhetorical question inviting audience co-outrageshared enemy framing

Danger Assessment

Elevated

Indicators:

President publicly pressuring AG to investigate political opponent
Institutional norm erosion — treating DOJ as instrument of political retribution

Gaslighting Detected:

Presupposes Clinton committed 'crimes' without established evidence
Implies the Russia investigation is misdirected, reframing who should be investigated

Reality Distortions:

Characterizes unproven allegations against Clinton as established 'crimes'
Implies Clinton had problematic 'Russia relations' — a mirror-image projection of his own investigation

Fact Checks (1)

"Crooked Hillary's crimes & Russia relations"

Mostly False

While Clinton's use of a private email server was investigated and criticized, the FBI concluded no charges were warranted. The 'Russia relations' claim inverts the actual situation — Trump's campaign was under FBI investigation for Russia contacts, not Clinton's.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: "Beleaguered A.G." Tweet (July 24, 2017)

This post is significant for its public humiliation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a key ally who was the first sitting senator to endorse Trump's candidacy. The word "beleaguered" — applied to his own appointee — functions as both a factual descriptor and a dominance display, publicly marking Sessions as weak and under siege. The core demand is a deflection: why investigate me when you could investigate Hillary Clinton?

Authorship

Posted at 12:49 PM EDT (Trump was in Washington, D.C. area — he gave the Boy Scout Jamboree speech in WV that evening). Midday timing, but the emotional reactivity, the "&," typo (likely meant "&"), missing apostrophe in "Hillarys," and stream-of-consciousness whataboutism all point to authentic Trump composition, possibly dictated or thumb-typed.

Psychological Dynamics

The post reveals intense frustration with the Russia investigation. Sessions' recusal from the Russia probe (March 2017) was a persistent narcissistic injury — Trump viewed it as betrayal and abandonment. Publicly calling Sessions "beleaguered" serves multiple functions: punishment, loyalty test, and implicit pressure to redirect DOJ investigations toward Clinton.

Defense Mechanisms

Projection and whataboutism dominate. The implicit logic: "I'm not the one with Russia problems — she is." This is classic DARVO-adjacent behavior, attempting to reverse who is under investigation.

Danger Assessment

The public pressure on the AG to investigate a political opponent represents institutional norm erosion but falls within Trump's baseline rhetorical patterns for this period.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Crooked Hillary's crimes & Russia relations"	Mostly False	While Clinton's use of a private email server was investigated and criticized, the FBI concluded no charges were warranted. The 'Russia relations' claim inverts the actual situation — Trump's campaign was under FBI investigation for Russia contacts, not Clinton's.

Overall Veracity: 20%