# Post ts_109122388116469274

- Post ID: `ts_109122388116469274`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-06T16:58:22.268Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109122388116469274
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109122388116469274/analysis
- Audio narration: https://static.trump.fm/audio/ts_109122388116469274.mp3 (a synthesized voice reading the post text, not a recording)

## Post text

> The Rank and File in the FBI is disgusted and embarrassed at the criminal activity going on within the once great FBI—including "covering" for crooks and scoundrels. The Public is angry!

## Media

- image: https://static-assets-1.truthsocial.com/tmtg:prime-ts-assets/media_attachments/files/109/122/388/098/186/322/original/984d705cb52e263e.jpg

## Engagement

- Likes: 13,999
- Reposts: 5,190
- Replies: 774
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.433Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:32:06.334Z (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 continues Trump's sustained campaign to delegitimize the FBI following the August 2022 Mar-a-Lago search for classified documents. The primary defense mechanism is splitting: rank-and-file agents are idealized as allies while FBI leadership is devalued as criminal. This serves dual purposes—maintaining pro-law-enforcement branding while attacking the institution investigating him. The DARVO pattern is notable: Trump, the subject of investigation, reframes the investigators as the criminals engaged in "covering for crooks and scoundrels." His anger is externalized through populist ventriloquism ("The Public is angry!"), lending democratic legitimacy to personal grievance. The "once great FBI" contamination narrative implies institutional decline coinciding with its investigation of Trump—a narcissistic frame where institutional legitimacy depends on alignment with the subject. Same-day posts reference FBI analyst Timothy Auten (flagged by Grassley for allegedly mishandling Hunter Biden evidence), revealing the specific grievance ecosystem. Danger level is elevated due to sustained institutional delegitimization during an active investigation, though no direct calls to action are present.

## Analysis: Truth Social Post ts_109122388116469274 (2022-10-06)

### Context
This post was made during the period following the FBI's August 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago for classified documents. Trump had been consistently attacking the FBI leadership while claiming solidarity with rank-and-file agents—a classic splitting technique. The reference to "covering for crooks and scoundrels" and the mention of "Auten" in a prior same-day post (Timothy Auten, FBI supervisory analyst flagged by Senator Grassley for allegedly burying Hunter Biden evidence) places this squarely in Trump's ongoing campaign to delegitimize the FBI investigation into his document retention.

### Authorship
Posted at 16:58 UTC. Trump was likely at Mar-a-Lago (EDT, UTC-4), making this ~12:58 PM local time—business hours. The post is relatively polished with proper grammar, em-dashes, and quotation marks around "covering." However, the emotional tenor ("disgusted," "angry"), the characteristic splitting of FBI rank-and-file vs. leadership, and the exclamatory closing are signature Trump patterns. The attached image (likely a news clip or meme) suggests curation. This reads as likely Trump-directed but possibly aide-polished.

### Psychological Analysis
The post exemplifies **splitting**: rank-and-file FBI = good/allied, FBI leadership = criminal/enemy. This is a textbook immature defense mechanism that also serves strategic purposes—it prevents alienating law enforcement supporters while attacking the institution investigating him. The phrase "once great FBI" employs **contamination narrative** (it was good, then corrupted), implying the corruption coincides with investigations of Trump himself.

The claim that "The Public is angry!" is **projection/externalization**—Trump's own anger attributed to the public, granting it democratic legitimacy.

### Rhetorical Techniques
- **Splitting/false dichotomy**: Good rank-and-file vs. corrupt leadership
- **Appeal to authority**: Claiming insider knowledge of FBI sentiment
- **Populist framing**: "The Public is angry!" — speaking for the masses
- **Loaded language**: "criminal activity," "crooks and scoundrels"
- **Nostalgia/contamination**: "once great FBI"

## Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The Rank and File in the FBI is disgusted and embarrassed at the criminal activity going on within the once great FBI" | **Unverifiable** | No systematic polling of FBI agents exists to support this claim. Some individual agents have spoken critically, but characterizing the entire rank-and-file as 'disgusted' is unsubstantiated. |
| "The Public is angry" | **Half True** | Public opinion was divided. Polls showed roughly even split on the Mar-a-Lago search, with partisan alignment. Not accurately characterized as unified public anger. |

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- Business hours posting (12:58 PM ET)
- Proper grammar and punctuation
- Em-dash usage
- But emotional tenor and splitting pattern are signature Trump
- Attached media suggests curation

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Mixed State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (FBI investigation / Mar-a-Lago search)

**Rage:** Intensity 60% targeting FBI leadership
- Proportionality: 40%

Sentiment: -0.70

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 60%
- Antisocial: 40%
- Paranoid: 60%
- Sadism: 20%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 40%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- Speaking for the masses ('The Public is angry!')
- Claiming insider knowledge of FBI sentiment
- Creating in-group solidarity against corrupt institution

## Danger Assessment

**ELEVATED**

### Indicators

- Sustained delegitimization of federal law enforcement
- Framing lawful investigation as 'criminal activity'
- Mobilizing public anger against investigating institution

### Gaslighting

- Reframing FBI investigation as 'criminal activity'
- Claiming rank-and-file agents agree with him without evidence
- Inverting investigator/investigated roles

## Fact Checks (2)

_The model's verdicts from 2026-03-19._

> The Rank and File in the FBI is disgusted and embarrassed at the criminal activity going on within the once great FBI

**UNVERIFIABLE**

No systematic polling of FBI agents exists to support this claim. Some individual agents have spoken critically, but characterizing the entire rank-and-file as 'disgusted' is unsubstantiated.

> The Public is angry

**HALF TRUE**

Public opinion was divided. Polls showed roughly even split on the Mar-a-Lago search, with partisan alignment. Not accurately characterized as unified public anger.

Overall Veracity: 50%

## Tags

- FBI delegitimization (90%)
- splitting defense (80%)
- Mar-a-Lago investigation (90%)
- populist framing (70%)

## That day

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

**FBI Grievance Archive Dump Gives Way to Vindictive Celebration as Sasse Exits Senate**

Trump spent the early afternoon flooding Truth Social with nearly two dozen links—most from August—relitigating the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago and framing it as institutional corruption. The tone shifted by evening toward gloating, particularly over Senator Ben Sasse's resignation, which Trump treated as a personal victory and national celebration. He also took a swipe at New York AG Letitia James, attacking her on violent crime rather than addressing her fraud lawsuit against him. The day was high-volume but low-originality, with most posts consisting of shared articles rather than original commentary.

Full digest for 2022-10-06: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-06/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 6). The Rank and File in the FBI is disgusted and... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109122388116469274
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The Rank and File in the FBI is disgusted and embarrassed..." Truth Social, 6 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109122388116469274. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The Rank and File in the FBI is disgusted and embarrassed...," Truth Social, October 6, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109122388116469274.

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