KAKISTOCRACY (noun) — Government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people.
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A searchable collection of documented public statements from people covered by the Kakistocracy Files.

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5728 quotes
“Joe Biden is the Biden family's closer.”
— James Comer
March 20, 2024   •   Comer alleging that Joe Biden's interactions with Hunter Biden's associates helped facilitate family business arrangements.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“I respect Attorney General Barr.”
— Ivanka Trump
April 1, 2022   •   Ivanka speaking in videotaped testimony to the House January 6 committee about Attorney General William Barr's assessment that claims of widespread election fraud sufficient to overturn the 2020 result lacked evidence.
House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack — Recorded Deposition
“He was not using the gas on his own people the same way that Assad is doing.”
— Sean Spicer
April 11, 2017   •   Spicer attempting to clarify his Hitler comparison.
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“These are the aristocrats of our age.”
— Josh Hawley
December 5, 2019   •   Hawley describing large corporations and cultural institutions.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“I've spent a lot of time with Border Patrol agents down in the Rio Grande Valley.”
— Sean Hannity
July 1, 2021
Hannity / Fox News
“Don’t be so overly dramatic about it, Chuck.”
— Kellyanne Conway
January 22, 2017   •   Conway responded to Chuck Todd while defending Sean Spicer’s inaccurate inauguration-audience claims.
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“We got this idea to record the January 6 prisoners who recite the national anthem every night from the D.C. prison.”
— Kash Patel
March 10, 2023   •   Describing his involvement with the recording released by the January 6 Prison Choir; the quote was later examined during his FBI confirmation process.
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“The so-called summit with Vladimir Putin did absolutely nothing.”
— Sean Hannity
June 16, 2021   •   Hannity's assessment of Biden's Geneva summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Fox News — Hannity
“If you are underwhelmed by this transcript, you are not alone or crazy.”
— Lindsey Graham
September 25, 2019
U.S. Senate
“It was a direct, violent attack on our seat of government.”
— Chuck Grassley
February 13, 2021   •   Grassley describing January 6.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“We will not cower.”
— Jeanine Pirro
October 3, 2020   •   Pirro discussing the national response to COVID-19.
Fox News — Justice with Judge Jeanine
“I think this whole thing is a crock.”
— Lindsey Graham
October 3, 2026   •   Graham criticizing the first Trump impeachment.
Lindsey Graham media remarks
“Clearly, it's gone in California.”
— Karoline Leavitt
January 28, 2025   •   Leavitt's political characterization of California government policy.
White House Press Briefing
“They want to destroy the monuments of our forefathers.”
— Eric Trump
August 25, 2020   •   Eric characterizing Democratic positions amid national debates over Confederate and other historical monuments. Democratic views on monument removal varied.
Republican National Convention
“What I did was allowed.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026   •   Clinton's characterization of her private email arrangement.
Campaign interview
“The most important question is, is it systemic?”
— James Comey
December 15, 2019   •   Comey discussing whether FISA-process failures extended to other cases.
Fox News Sunday
“I fell in love with him.”
— Donald Trump
September 29, 2018   •   West Virginia rally, discussing correspondence with Kim Jong Un.
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“Bypass the First Amendment.”
— Jim Jordan
September 10, 2024   •   Jordan raising concerns that foreign regulation could indirectly affect Americans' lawful speech.
House Judiciary Committee