# Post x_903587428488839170

- Post ID: `x_903587428488839170`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-09-01T11:56:45.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_903587428488839170
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_903587428488839170/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_903587428488839170.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> Wow, looks like James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton long before the investigation was over...and so much more. A rigged system!

## Engagement

- Likes: 137,366
- Reposts: 42,941
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.387Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-11T22:27:27.695Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "Wow, looks like James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton long before the investigation was over…and so much more. A rigged system!"

### Context
Posted 9/1/2017 at 11:56 UTC = ~7:56 AM ET. Trump was likely in Washington (White House) during this period between Texas visits. This is an early morning post, consistent with Trump's known pattern of consuming morning news shows and reacting.

### Authorship
Early morning timing, reactive tone, ellipsis usage, "Wow" opener, and the "A rigged system!" closing exclamation are all characteristic Trump markers. The post responds to news reports (likely from morning cable news) about leaked Comey draft memos showing he began drafting Clinton exoneration language before interviewing key witnesses.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a routine maintenance/supply-seeking post that also channels ongoing grievance about the "rigged system" narrative. The Comey/Clinton topic serves dual purposes: attacking a perceived enemy (Comey, who Trump fired months earlier) and reinforcing the persecution narrative (the system is rigged against him by extension). The ellipsis and "and so much more" suggest conspiratorial ideation—implying vast hidden corruption beyond what's stated.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **Loaded framing**: "exonerated…long before the investigation was over" presupposes corrupt intent
- **Conspiratorial implication**: "and so much more" invites audience to fill in darker possibilities
- **System-level grievance**: "A rigged system!" elevates a specific complaint to institutional indictment

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton long before the investigation was over" | **Half True** | Comey did begin drafting his statement months before Clinton's interview, which is unusual. However, 'exonerated' is editorializing—the early draft actually used harsher language ('grossly negligent') than the final version. The characterization of premature exoneration oversimplifies the investigative process. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Self-Written** (score: 85%)

### Indicators

- Early morning timing (~7:56 AM ET)
- Reactive 'Wow' opener typical of morning news consumption
- Ellipsis mid-thought
- Short declarative closer with exclamation
- No links or professional formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Supply Seeking (Morning news reports on Comey draft memos)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 20%
- Paranoid: 40%
- Sadism: 10%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared outrage invitation
- conspiratorial intimacy via 'so much more'

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton long before the investigation was over

**HALF TRUE**

Comey did begin drafting his statement months before Clinton's interview, which is unusual. However, 'exonerated' is editorializing—the early draft actually used harsher language ('grossly negligent') than the final version. The characterization of premature exoneration oversimplifies the investigative process.

Sources: Senate Judiciary Committee transcripts August 2017; NYT/AP reporting on Comey draft memos

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- Comey (80%)
- Clinton (60%)
- rigged system (90%)
- conspiratorial implication (50%)
- morning reactivity (40%)

## That day

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

**A Calm Day of Disaster Messaging, Self-Praise, and One Misspelling**

The day was dominated by Hurricane Harvey messaging, with repeated expressions of gratitude toward Texas responders and promises to return the next day. A brief detour into the Comey-Clinton investigation and praise for Chief of Staff John Kelly broke up the disaster content, but the tone stayed uniformly upbeat and self-congratulatory throughout. The only notable hiccup was a misspelling of "healing" as "heeling," which was corrected in a repost -- a minor but widely noticed error. The day ended with a boast about the stock market, capping a low-intensity, low-conflict stretch.

Full digest for 2017-09-01: https://trump.fm/date/2017-09-01/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, September 1). Wow, looks like James Comey exonerated Hillary... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_903587428488839170
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "Wow, looks like James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton long..." X (Twitter), 1 Sep. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_903587428488839170. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "Wow, looks like James Comey exonerated Hillary Clinton long...," X (Twitter), September 1, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_903587428488839170.

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