It's been two weeks since Democratic Representativ-elect Adelita Grijalva won a special election for Arizona's 7th Congressional District, defeating her Republican opponent in a landslide that dwarfed the 22-point margin Democrats won the seat by in 2024. But Speaker Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn Grijalva into the seat, which became vacant when her father died of complications from cancer.
And GOP lawmakers are now admitting Johnson is slow-walking Grijalva’s swearing in because of the Epstein files. Once she's sworn in, Grijalva will be the final signature on the petition that would force Johnson to hold a vote on a bipartisan bill that would compel the Trump administration to release the files it possesses on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. If the bill came up for a vote before the full House, it would likely pass—embarrassing Johnson's Dear Leader Donald Trump, who wants to keep the files secret likely because his name has been confirmed to be littered throughout the documents.
"Contrary to what he says, @SpeakerJohnson is doing everything he can, including delaying the swearing in of the most recently elected member of Congress and spreading misinformation about the legislation, to block a vote in Congress on legislation to release the Epstein files," Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who co-sponsored legislation, wrote Monday in a post on X.
Grijalva has been demanding that Johnson swear her in so she can get to work for her constituents—who have been without congressional representation since her father died on March 13. "The people of Southern Arizona deserve representation and I’m ready to get to work. Swear me in NOW @SpeakerJohnson!" Grijalva wrote Monday in a post on X.
Johnson, for his part, claims he can't swear Grijalva in because Congress isn't in session. But that, too, is an absurd lie, as back in April Johnson swore in two GOP lawmakers the day after they won special elections in Florida— even though Congress was in recess at the time.
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