Analysis: Everybody is asking why the Justice Department (and FBI) isn...

8y ago Nov 3, 2017 at 2:57 PM

Everybody is asking why the Justice Department (and FBI) isn't looking into all of the dishonesty going on with Crooked Hillary &amp, the Dems..

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-12. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

Elevated

Narcissistic State

Mixed

Authorship

Self-Written

Intensity

55%

This post is part of a sustained deflection campaign on the day Trump departed for Asia, days after the Manafort/Gates indictments and Papadopoulos guilty plea unsealing. The pattern is clinically significant: three consecutive posts attacking Clinton suggest high anxiety about the Mueller investigation manifesting as classic projection and displacement. Most notably, Trump explicitly calls for the Justice Department and FBI to investigate his political opponent—an escalation from mere rhetorical attacks to advocating state power against rivals. The "Everybody is asking" construction is a signature false-consensus device that externalizes his personal desire onto an anonymous crowd. The factual premise is misleading: the FBI had already conducted an extensive Clinton email investigation. The post's real function is psychological: by demanding Clinton be investigated, Trump implicitly argues the real criminality lies elsewhere, not with his own associates who have just been indicted. This represents the vulnerable-grandiose oscillation characteristic of narcissistic injury response—simultaneously the victim of a biased system and the powerful figure who should command its redirection. The elevated danger rating reflects the norm-erosion of a president publicly demanding law enforcement target political opponents.

Authorship Analysis

Self-Written

Indicators:

'Crooked Hillary' branding
trailing ellipsis
'Everybody is asking' signature construction
emotional deflection content
business hours but pre-travel context

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Mixed State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Mueller investigation indictments)

Rage: Intensity 50% targeting Hillary Clinton / Democrats / DOJ

Proportionality

30%

Sentiment

-0.60

Mildly Hypomanic

Rapid-fire posting (5+ posts in short window)Sustained emotional campaign against single target

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

70%

Antisocial

50%

Paranoid

40%

Sadism

20%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectiondisplacementdenial

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

35%

Parasocial Techniques:

false consensus ('Everybody is asking')shared grievance construction

Danger Assessment

Elevated

Indicators:

Explicit call to weaponize DOJ/FBI against political opponent
Pattern of demanding state apparatus target rivals

Gaslighting Detected:

Implying Clinton is the one under legitimate suspicion while own campaign faces actual indictments
Manufacturing false equivalence between Clinton's situation and active criminal cases against Trump associates

Reality Distortions:

Implies DOJ/FBI are ignoring Clinton despite extensive prior investigation
Suggests 'everybody' is asking for Clinton investigation—no evidence of widespread demand

Fact Checks (1)

"Justice Department and FBI aren't looking into dishonesty with Crooked Hillary and the Dems"

Mostly False

The FBI conducted a lengthy investigation into Clinton's emails (2015-2016), and the DOJ had investigated multiple aspects. By Nov 2017, there was no active criminal case because prior investigations concluded without charges.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: "Everybody is asking why the Justice Department (and FBI) isn't looking into all of the dishonesty going on with Crooked Hillary & the Dems.."

Context

This post arrives days after the Manafort/Gates indictments and Papadopoulos guilty plea—the most significant developments in the Mueller investigation to date. Trump's response pattern this day is a sustained deflection campaign toward Hillary Clinton (three consecutive posts about her). This post explicitly calls for the Justice Department to investigate his political opponent, a notable escalation.

Authorship

Posted at ~10am ET (Trump was departing for Asia trip from Pearl Harbor). Business hours, but the emotional content, "Crooked Hillary" branding, and ellipsis trailing style are characteristic of authentic Trump. The "Everybody is asking" construction is a signature Trump rhetorical move.

Psychological Analysis

The post is a textbook deflection response to narcissistic injury. The Mueller investigation indictments represent an existential legal threat, and Trump's response is to demand the investigative apparatus target his opponent instead. The "Everybody is asking" framing projects his own desire onto an anonymous crowd, providing cover for what is essentially a call to weaponize law enforcement.

Defense Mechanisms

Projection: Accusing Clinton of "dishonesty" while his own associates face criminal charges for dishonesty
Displacement: Redirecting anxiety about Mueller probe onto Clinton
Denial: Implicitly denying the significance of his own legal exposure by focusing elsewhere

Rhetorical Devices

The "Everybody is asking" opener is a classic appeal to false consensus—manufacturing the impression of widespread demand without citing anyone specific.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"Justice Department and FBI aren't looking into dishonesty with Crooked Hillary and the Dems"	Mostly False	The FBI conducted a lengthy investigation into Clinton's emails (2015-2016), and the DOJ had investigated multiple aspects. By Nov 2017, there was no active criminal case because prior investigations concluded without charges.

Overall Veracity: 20%