# Post x_937279001684598784

- Post ID: `x_937279001684598784`
- Platform: X (Twitter)
- Posted: 2017-12-03T11:15:02.000Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/x_937279001684598784
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/x_937279001684598784/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/x_937279001684598784.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn. Just more Fake News covering another Comey lie!

## Engagement

- Likes: 94,011
- Reposts: 22,966
- Replies: 0
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-01-31T23:43:13.384Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-12T02:22:59.936Z (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 a flat denial of Trump's documented February 2017 exchange with FBI Director Comey regarding the Flynn investigation, arriving the day after Flynn pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with Mueller. The denial contradicts Comey's sworn testimony and contemporaneous memos describing Trump saying "I hope you can let this go." The post employs a classic DARVO sequence — Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender — casting Comey as the liar while framing media coverage as "Fake News." This is part of a same-day barrage of defensive posts (whataboutism re: Clinton, attacking Brian Ross/ABC, claiming a "rigged system") indicating high threat perception following Flynn's cooperation agreement. The pathological denial is clinically notable: not merely spinning or reframing but directly contradicting documented events, demanding the audience choose between the subject's account and institutional sources. This post has potential legal significance as a public statement bearing on obstruction of justice — the subject is denying conduct that formed a basis for the investigation. The vulnerable narcissistic state is evident: despite the aggressive framing, the underlying dynamic is defensive, attempting to neutralize an escalating legal threat. The epistemic demand on followers is significant — accepting this claim requires rejecting sworn testimony.

## Psychological Analysis: Post x_937279001684598784

### Context
This post arrives the day after Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and agreed to cooperate with Mueller's investigation. The post directly denies Trump asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn — a claim Comey made in his June 2017 Senate testimony, where he described Trump saying "I hope you can let this go." The denial is legally significant as it bears on potential obstruction of justice.

### Authorship
Posted at 6:15 AM EST (Trump was likely at the White House). This falls within Trump's characteristic early-morning posting window. The short, reactive, emotionally charged structure with "Fake News" and exclamation point is consistent with authentic Trump authorship.

### Psychological Dynamics
Flynn's guilty plea and cooperation agreement represents a severe narcissistic injury — a former insider is now cooperating against the administration. The post deploys **denial** as its primary defense: a flat contradiction of Comey's documented testimony. The phrase "Just more Fake News" layers **reality distortion** on top — not merely denying the claim but attacking the epistemic framework through which it's reported.

The companion posts from the same day reveal an escalating defensive sequence: whataboutism (Hillary's emails), attacking media credibility (Brian Ross), claiming systemic bias ("Rigged system"), and now direct factual denial. This pattern is consistent with **narcissistic siege mentality** — multiple defensive strategies deployed simultaneously when threat level is high.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn" | **Mostly False** | Comey testified under oath that Trump said 'I hope you can let this go' regarding Flynn on Feb 14, 2017, documented in contemporaneous memos. While 'I hope' is technically not a direct order, it was widely interpreted as a request, and the substantive denial is misleading. |
| "Comey lie" | **Mostly False** | Comey's account was supported by contemporaneous documentation and has not been credibly refuted. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

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

### Indicators

- 6:15 AM EST early morning posting
- Short reactive structure
- Fake News epithet
- Exclamation points
- Emotionally charged denial

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Vulnerable State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (Flynn guilty plea and cooperation with Mueller; Comey testimony)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting James Comey / media
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 70%
- Antisocial: 50%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 20%

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

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

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- shared grievance against media
- positioning audience to distrust institutional sources

## Danger Assessment

**NONE**

### Gaslighting

- Denial of documented events (Comey's sworn testimony)
- Attacking accuser's perception and credibility
- DARVO pattern — reversing who is lying

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-12._

> I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Comey testified under oath that Trump said 'I hope you can let this go' regarding Flynn on Feb 14, 2017, documented in contemporaneous memos. While 'I hope' is technically not a direct order, it was widely interpreted as a request, and the substantive denial is misleading.

Sources: Comey Senate Intelligence Committee testimony, June 8, 2017; Comey contemporaneous memos

> Comey lie

**MOSTLY FALSE**

Comey's account was supported by contemporaneous documentation and has not been credibly refuted.

Sources: Comey memos; Senate testimony

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- Flynn investigation (100%)
- Comey (90%)
- obstruction (80%)
- DARVO (80%)
- Fake News (70%)

## That day

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

**Flynn Guilty Plea Triggers All-Day Defensive Barrage Against FBI, Clinton, and Media**

Trump spent the day in full defensive mode following Michael Flynn's guilty plea, firing off posts attacking the FBI, Clinton, and the media rather than addressing the substance of the investigation. The evening started with rapid deflections to Clinton's emails and claims of a "rigged system," followed by an early morning barrage that escalated to calling the FBI's reputation the "worst in History" and suggesting investors sue ABC News. Nearly every post circled back to the same grievance, revealing acute anxiety about where the Mueller investigation was heading. The lone exception was a brief, likely staff-written compliment to Melania.

Full digest for 2017-12-03: https://trump.fm/date/2017-12-03/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2017, December 3). I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn.... [Social media post]. X (Twitter). trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/x_937279001684598784
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn. Just more..." X (Twitter), 3 Dec. 2017. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_937279001684598784. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn. Just more...," X (Twitter), December 3, 2017, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/x_937279001684598784.

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