>>277550924
their API is retarded, and actual rank is API Rank - 1. 
If the API says you're trusted, you're a known user, if it says you're a veteran user, you're trusted.
Veteran rank exists (reflected as legendary user in the API) and there are people who have it but the game just shows it as trusted. When the beta for this system came out people did not like the connotation of "veterans" and it was removed, and friends "rank" took its place in the safety system.