# Post ts_109162640302068992

- Post ID: `ts_109162640302068992`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-10-13T19:35:01.884Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162640302068992
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162640302068992/analysis
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## Post text

> The FBI is now at an all time low. So sad! https://thegreggjarrett.com/the-fbi-put-a-1-million-bounty-on-trump-as-the-bureau-sought-to-frame-him/

## Engagement

- Likes: 9,563
- Reposts: 3,311
- Replies: 363
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.432Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-19T23:42:04.210Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: "The FBI is now at an all time low. So sad!"

### Context
Posted October 13, 2022 at ~3:35 PM ET (Trump likely at Mar-a-Lago or preparing for Mesa, AZ rally). The linked Gregg Jarrett article alleges the FBI offered $1 million to Christopher Steele's sub-source to corroborate the Steele dossier—framed as the FBI trying to "frame" Trump. This period is days after the Jan 6 Committee voted to subpoena Trump (Oct 13), amid ongoing Mar-a-Lago documents investigation.

### Authorship
Business hours, short declarative sentence with emotional punctuation ("So sad!"), link share to sympathetic media. The brevity and emotional tagging are consistent with authentic Trump, though the clean formatting and link-sharing could be aide-assisted. "So sad!" is a signature Trump phrase. Mixed signals—likely authentic or lightly assisted.

### Psychological Analysis
This is a routine maintenance/supply-seeking post reinforcing the persecution narrative. "All time low" is classic Trumpian superlative framing—institutional devaluation serving to delegitimize the entity investigating him. The linked article's framing ("bounty," "frame") externalizes all agency onto persecutors.

### Defense Mechanisms
- **Projection**: The FBI is corrupt, not Trump
- **Devaluation**: Institutional devaluation of the FBI
- **Rationalization**: Sharing "evidence" via sympathetic commentator to justify grievance

### Rhetorical Techniques
The post is economical—two sentences doing heavy lifting. "All time low" is hyperbolic institutional devaluation. "So sad!" performs false sympathy (concern trolling)—feigning disappointment rather than anger, which positions Trump as above the fray while the link does the attacking.

### Fact Verification

| Claim | Verdict | Evidence |
|-------|---------|----------|
| "The FBI put a $1 million bounty on Trump to frame him" | **Mostly False** | The FBI offered Igor Danchenko (Steele dossier sub-source) payment to become a confidential informant, a standard practice. Characterizing this as a 'bounty on Trump' or attempt to 'frame' him is a significant editorialization of routine investigative procedures. |

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Authorship Analysis

**Uncertain** (score: 60%)

### Indicators

- 'So sad!' is signature Trump phrase
- Business hours posting (3:35 PM ET)
- Clean formatting with proper URL
- Short declarative style consistent with Trump
- Link-sharing pattern common in both authentic and aide posts

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (FBI investigations, Jan 6 subpoena)

Sentiment: -0.50

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 50%
- Antisocial: 30%
- Paranoid: 50%
- Sadism: 10%

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

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 20%

**Parasocial Techniques:**
- false sympathy ('So sad!')
- institutional delegitimization to bond with anti-establishment audience

## Fact Checks (1)

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

> The FBI put a $1 million bounty on Trump to frame him

**MOSTLY FALSE**

The FBI offered Igor Danchenko (Steele dossier sub-source) payment to become a confidential informant, a standard practice. Characterizing this as a 'bounty on Trump' or attempt to 'frame' him is a significant editorialization of routine investigative procedures.

Sources: Danchenko trial testimony (October 2022); DOJ/Durham investigation records

Overall Veracity: 20%

## Tags

- institutional-delegitimization (80%)
- FBI-devaluation (90%)
- persecution-narrative (70%)
- concern-trolling (50%)

## That day

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

**Twin Legal Threats Trigger Coordinated Whataboutism Blitz as Jan 6 Committee Votes to Subpoena Trump**

Trump spent the day building a massive defensive case against twin legal threats — the January 6 Committee's vote to subpoena him and the ongoing Mar-a-Lago documents investigation. After a quiet morning, he unleashed a rapid-fire barrage of nearly 30 posts in under two hours, most of them links to articles about Bush, Cheney, and Obama document controversies designed to frame his situation as a double standard. The mood was predominantly defensive and aggrieved rather than combative, though he grew sharper toward the end with direct attacks on the Committee and Nancy Pelosi, including several claims contradicted by sworn testimony. The posting pattern suggests a coordinated, aide-assisted media strategy rather than impulsive reaction.

Full digest for 2022-10-13: https://trump.fm/date/2022-10-13/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, October 13). The FBI is now at an all time low. So sad!... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162640302068992
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "The FBI is now at an all time low. So sad!..." Truth Social, 13 Oct. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162640302068992. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "The FBI is now at an all time low. So sad!...," Truth Social, October 13, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109162640302068992.

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