Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva slams Mike Johnson
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After 50 days of waiting, Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress Wednesday, bringing an end to a contentious chapter in the US House of Representatives that included a lawsuit and rising tensions inside the Capitol over her seating.
WASHINGTON – After finally being sworn in by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) immediately added her signature to the “discharge petition” that could force a House vote on releasing the notorious “Epstein files.”
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday afternoon, setting the stage for a fight over a push to release more files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.