US EditionArizona Attorney General Threatens Legal Action if Johnson Doesn’t Seat Recently Elected Democrat
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatens legal action if Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is not sworn in immediately, citing constitutional rights and nearly 70% voter support, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Fox News correspondent Chad Pergram pressed Speaker Mike Johnson on why Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva has not been sworn in, while Johnson attacked Democrats defending the delay.
- In a demand letter, Kris Mayes, Arizona Attorney General, set an Oct. 16 deadline and warned, `Should you fail to provide such assurance, we will be forced to seek judicial relief...` to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
- State records show Adelita Grijalva, Rep.-elect , won the Sept. 23 election with nearly 70% and officials certified the result, while backers have 217 signatures on a discharge petition, one short of the 218 needed.
- Without her sworn in, about 813,000 residents of CD7 lack representation, as Kris Mayes warned `I will sue them` if Johnson delays. Dozens protested on Tuesday evening.
- Johnson argued all relevant files were with the Biden-Harris Department of Justice for four years and denied political motives, while Democrats say the delay blocks the final vote on Jeffrey Epstein files.
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'What is he afraid of? Epstein!' Dems march on House Speaker’s office
House Democrats marched through the halls to Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R‑La.) office Tuesday evening, chanting in unison: “What is he afraid of? Epstein!” Their protest targets Johnson’s refusal to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D‑Ariz.), despite her election being certified by Arizona officials.Grijalva, who won a special election to succeed her late father, said Tuesday she has been handed the keys to a congressional office only to find a…
Arizona AG Threatens Legal Action Against Mike Johnson for 'Egregious' Refusal to Seat Grijalva
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is threatening to "seek judicial relief" if US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson does not immediately swear in Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva or "otherwise provide a reasonable explanation as to when she will be seated."
Arizona officials certify Grijalva's House win and demands Johnson swear her in
Arizona state officials certified Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva’s special election win on Tuesday, with the state’s attorney general warning Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that failure to swear in Grijalva or provide a “reasonable explanation” as to when the ceremony will occur will “prompt legal action.” Attorney General Kris Mayes demanded Johnson swear in Grijalva “without further delay” in a letter sent on Tuesday and obtained by the W…
Arizona Attorney General Threatens Legal Action if Speaker Mike Johnson Doesn’t Swear In Adelita Grijalva
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is threatening to take legal action against House Speaker Mike Johnson if Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is not sworn into Congress by Thursday, three weeks after winning the special election to represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. In a letter sent Tuesday, Mayes urged Johnson to hold the swearing-in ceremony before the end of the ongoing federal… Source
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