US EditionThe Epstein Files Petition Is Getting Its 218th Signature. What Happens Next?
Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in provides the key signature to force a House vote on releasing Epstein case files despite White House opposition and Senate hurdles.
- On Wednesday, Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in is expected to provide the decisive 218th signature, triggering a discharge petition to force a vote on releasing Jeffrey Epstein case files.
- After the final signature, an additional seven legislative days must lapse before a member can move to bring the discharge petition to the floor, and House Speaker Mike Johnson has up to two legislative days to schedule a vote.
- Republican Rep. Thomas Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna are spearheading the discharge petition, but the White House has fought the measure for months and it is unlikely to become law.
- A House vote would put lawmakers on the record and force House Republicans to publicly choose their stance, while Mike Johnson, House Speaker, could delay the process; the earliest floor consideration could arrive in the first week of December.
- Even if the House passes it, the bill faces a doubtful path in the Republican-controlled Senate where 60 votes are needed, with John Thune and Senate Republicans previously blocking Chuck Schumer's effort.
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Grijalva Will Be Sworn in as the House's Newest Member, Paving the Way for an Epstein Files Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the House returns Wednesday for the first time in months, Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as its newest member, more than seven weeks after winning a special election in Arizona to fill the seat last held by her late father.
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Conservative ReviewEpstein Files Vote Draws Closer With Democrat Set To Be Sworn In After 50-Day Wait
The bipartisan effort to compel the Justice Department to release all files related to its case against the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein will soon see momentum after a long delay. Democratic Arizona congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva is set to be sworn in by House Speaker Mike ...
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"Karoline, why are White House officials then meeting with Representative Boebert in an effort to try and get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the files?”
The Epstein files petition is getting its 218th signature. What happens next?
Adelita Grijalva’s swearing in on Wednesday will make her Democrats’ newest member in the US House of Representatives, but it’ll also officially set in motion lawmakers’ effort to force a vote on a measure the White House has fought for months: a bill to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files.
She accused the Republican opposition of delaying this oath for more than a month and a half.
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