Analysis: I was there to see it all. Total Scum!!! President DJT https...

10mo ago Oct 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM

I was there to see it all. Total Scum!!! President DJT https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/fbi-surveilled-rep-scott-perry-before-seizing-his-cell-phone-as-part-of-arctic-frost-probe-into-2020-election/

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-22. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

Elevated

Narcissistic State

Grandiose

Authorship

Uncertain

Intensity

65%

A sitting president publicly labels FBI agents "Total Scum" for investigating his allies' roles in 2020 election challenges. The post employs DARVO dynamics—reversing victim and offender by reframing lawful investigation as persecution. "I was there to see it all" simultaneously claims witness authority and implicitly acknowledges proximity to the investigated conduct, a notable lack of boundary management. The dehumanizing epithet directed at federal law enforcement by their commander-in-chief represents an elevated concern: it signals to followers that these individuals are legitimate targets of contempt, and to the broader DOJ/FBI workforce that investigating presidential allies carries reputational and professional risk. The revenge motive is dominant, consistent with longitudinal patterns of retaliatory framing against anyone involved in 2020 election accountability efforts. The grandiose narcissistic state is evident in the self-signature and implicit claim of omniscient witness status.

Authorship Analysis

Uncertain

Indicators:

Business hours posting (9:23 AM ET)
Professional link sharing format
Self-signature 'President DJT' typical of aide posts
But 'Total Scum!!!' with triple exclamation is emotionally authentic

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Grandiose State

Trigger: Narcissistic Injury — Exposure (FBI investigations into 2020 election challenges)

Rage: Intensity 70% targeting FBI / DOJ investigators

Proportionality

40%

Sentiment

-0.80

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

60%

Antisocial

50%

Paranoid

60%

Sadism

30%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectiondistortion

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

20%

Parasocial Techniques:

Inviting followers to share outrage at shared enemyPositioning self as insider witness to injustice

Danger Assessment

Elevated

Indicators:

Sitting president labeling FBI agents 'Total Scum'
Pattern of delegitimizing law enforcement that investigated him
Could chill future investigations or embolden retaliation against agents

Gaslighting Detected:

Reframes FBI investigation of potential crimes as the crime itself
Inverts victim/perpetrator roles - investigated becomes the wronged party

Reality Distortions:

Framing FBI investigation of potential election interference as persecution rather than law enforcement

Rhetorical Analysis

Dehumanizing Language Present

Fact Checks (1)

"I was there to see it all"

Unverifiable

Vague claim of witnessing unspecified events. Trump was involved in 2020 election challenges but 'it all' is undefined. Perry was a key ally in efforts to install Jeffrey Clark at DOJ.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Psychological Analysis: Post ts_115299125682668163

Content Summary

Trump shares a NY Post article about FBI surveillance of Rep. Scott Perry as part of the "Arctic Frost" probe into the 2020 election. He claims firsthand witness status and labels the FBI agents involved "Total Scum."

Authorship Attribution

Score: 0.4 (likely aide-formatted, Trump-directed) | Confidence: Medium

Posted at 9:23 AM ET — business hours. The clean URL formatting and "President DJT" signature are consistent with aide (Scavino) posting conventions. However, "Total Scum!!!" carries the emotional charge and dehumanizing register characteristic of authentic Trump expression. Most likely a dictated or directed post formatted by staff.

Psychological State

The post is driven by narcissistic injury stemming from ongoing revelations about investigations into 2020 election conduct. The dominant motive is revenge — reframing investigators as criminals. "I was there to see it all" is a remarkable statement: it simultaneously claims omniscient authority and tacitly acknowledges deep involvement in the very conduct under investigation, suggesting insufficient boundary awareness.

Defense Mechanisms

Projection (immature): Labeling investigators "Scum" attributes moral corruption to those investigating potential corruption
Distortion (pathological): Reframes being investigated as having witnessed wrongdoing by others — a classic DARVO inversion

Danger Assessment: ELEVATED

A sitting president and commander-in-chief calling FBI agents "Total Scum" carries institutional weight beyond ordinary political rhetoric. This delegitimizes law enforcement, signals to followers that these agents deserve contempt, and creates chilling effects on future investigations of presidential allies.

Narrative Identity

Trump casts himself as the wronged witness-vindicator — someone who saw the alleged abuses firsthand and now holds the power to expose them. The contamination sequence (righteous governance → persecution by deep state) continues as a core narrative thread.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"I was there to see it all"	Unverifiable	Vague claim of witnessing unspecified events. Trump was involved in 2020 election challenges but 'it all' is undefined. Perry was a key ally in efforts to install Jeffrey Clark at DOJ.

Overall Veracity: 50%