US EditionJeffries Warns of ‘Swift and Decisive Legal Action’ if Republicans Refuse to Seat Grijalva
The delay in swearing in Adelita Grijalva blocks a critical vote to release Jeffrey Epstein investigation files, requiring 218 signatures to compel House action.
- More than three weeks after winning her special election, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., remains unsworn, blocking her from signing the discharge petition that needs 218 signatures to force release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
- Amid a partial government shutdown since Oct. 1, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says he will not swear in Adelita Grijalva until the government reopens, citing the ceremony's 'pomp and circumstance.'
- Despite having keys to her office, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva says lacking phones, computers and government email prevents constituent work, calling `And this is a delay tactic.`
- About 813,000 Arizonans lack representation as Democrats pressed to swear in Adelita Grijalva during the U.S. House pro forma session on Friday, while Hakeem Jeffries warned of swift legal action.
- Speaker Mike Johnson faces bipartisan accusations of delaying Grijalva's swearing in to avoid a vote on Jeffrey Epstein files, but he denies this, saying, `The bulldogs in Congress are on that committee, and they're all joined together in a bipartisan fashion digging through and releasing documents.
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Daily PressColumn: She won a landslide. But Trump and Jeffrey Epstein have her in limbo
Last month, in a special election, voters in southern Arizona chose Adelita Grijalva to succeed her late father in Congress. The outcome in the solidly Democratic district was never in doubt. The final tally wasn’t remotely close. Grijalva, a Tucson native and former Pima County supervisor, crushed her Republican opponent, 69% to 29%. The people spoke, loudly and emphatically, and normally that would have been that. Grijalva would have assumed o…
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wtma.comJohnson Rebuffs Threats, Delays Grijalva Swearing-In
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday dismissed mounting threats from Democrats as well as Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes to take legal action unless Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn in during the afternoon's pro forma session. In a press conference Friday, Johnson called the threats a "publicity stunt" and insisted Mayes has no authority over congressional procedure. "It's a publicity stunt by a Democrat Attorney General in Arizona who…
Who is Adelita Grijalva, and what does she have to do with the Epstein files?
Adelita Grijalva from Arizona won a special congressional election more than three weeks ago, but has yet to take the oath of office. Democrats say the Republican House Speaker is trying to delay this, because it could lead to an uncomfortable request for the Trump administration.
Jeffries warns of ‘swift and decisive legal action’ if Republicans refuse to seat Grijalva
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Friday that Democrats will respond with quick legal action if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) does not seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Friday. Arizona’s Democratic attorney general has already threatened to file such a lawsuit against Johnson over his refusal to swear in Grijalva while the House is out of session during the ongoing government shutdown. Jeffries suggested that suit …
Donald Trump’s Epstein problem got worse today
MSNBC’s Ali Velshi talks to Rep. Eric Swalwell about the new Oversight Cmte. demand for the DOJ to provide information about Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison transfer and a potential “jail break” of House Republicans if the bipartisan discharge petition forces a roll call vote on the DOJ releasing the Epstein files.
Adelita Grijalva can force a vote on the Epstein files, but she’s still not sworn in
More than three weeks after winning her congressional race, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva never imagined her fight to get sworn into office would take this long.The Arizona Democrat has keys to her office, but not much else.“I have no staff ... The phones don’t work. There’s no computer,” Grijalva says from her sparsely furnished office on Capitol Hill. “We don’t have a government email.”That bumpy start to Grijalva’s new political career in Washi…
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