US EditionJohnson: Not swearing in Democrat has ‘nothing to do’ with Epstein files
Speaker Johnson delays seating Rep.-elect Grijalva, blocking her from providing constituent services and potentially stalling a key vote on releasing Justice Department Epstein files with 217 petition signatures.
- On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed swearing in Arizona Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election last month to replace her late father.
- Before winning last month, Adelita Grijalva, Representative-elect , pledged to sign a bipartisan discharge petition needing one more signature to force release of Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein.
- Earlier this year, Johnson swore in two Florida Republicans during a pro-forma session, while on Monday Democrats tried and failed to seat Grijalva during a similar session.
- Because she has not been sworn in, Adelita Grijalva cannot use resources to serve Arizona's 7th congressional district, and House Democrats accuse Johnson of denying representation and stalling an Epstein-files vote.
- It is expected he will delay swearing Grijalva in until after any vote to alter discharge petition rules has passed, while pursuing a change raising signatures needed to 220.
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Johnson says Epstein files have 'nothing to do with' delay of swearing in Grijalva
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted the Epstein files had nothing to do with the delayed swearing-in of Arizona Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. Grijalva won her special election on Sept. 23 to succeed her father, former Rep. Raul Grijalva, who died in March. Democrats have speculated that Johnson has delayed swearing in Adelita Grijalva because she will vote to release the Epstein files. “It has nothing to do with that at all. We …
Speaker Johnson said he’d swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are backtracking
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Watch House speaker fumble question on Epstein cover-up
House Speaker Mike Johnson was asked on Tuesday whether his delay in swearing in Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election for Arizona's 7th District two weeks ago, was related to fears over a forced vote on releasing the government’s files on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. “No, it has nothing to do with that at all,” Johnson said. “We will swear her in when everybody gets back. It's a ceremonial duty. Look, we’…
House GOP has new excuse for refusing to swear in Dem who will cast deciding Epstein vote
Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) won a special election two weeks ago to fill the seat vacated by her late father, Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), though she is still waiting to be formally sworn in. And House Republican leadership is now giving a new excuse for refusing to seat Grijalva.On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) initially told reporters that he had no problem swearing in Arizona's newest member of Congress, sayi…
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