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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10 quotes from Kash Patel
“Yes, we are going to come after the people in the media.”
— Kash Patel
October 8, 2026   •   Patel reiterating his position.
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“The FBI has become thoroughly compromised.”
— Kash Patel
October 8, 2026   •   Patel criticizing the FBI.
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“We’re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens.”
— Kash Patel
October 8, 2026   •   Patel discussing media accountability.
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“We're going to come after you, whether it's criminally or civilly, we'll figure that out.”
— Kash Patel
December 5, 2023   •   Continuation of Patel’s comments to Steve Bannon about members of the media.
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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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“We're going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections.”
— Kash Patel
December 5, 2023   •   Said in a 2023 interview with Steve Bannon while discussing people Patel described as conspirators in government and the media.
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“And our biggest enemy against that truth is the deep state. And we are on a mission to annihilate the deep state.”
— Kash Patel
January 1, 2024   •   Public remarks later replayed in coverage of Patel’s selection to lead the FBI.
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“I’d shut down the FBI Hoover Building on day one.”
— Kash Patel
October 8, 2026   •   Patel discussing changes he would make at the FBI.
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“I’d shut down the FBI Hoover Building on day one and reopen the next day as a museum of the deep state.”
— Kash Patel
September 1, 2024   •   Patel described a proposal to close the FBI’s Washington headquarters and redistribute employees around the country.
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“We will go out and find the conspirators not just in government, but in the media.”
— Kash Patel
December 5, 2023   •   On Steve Bannon’s podcast, Patel discussed pursuing people he described as conspirators in government and the media.
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