TELL THE U.S. HOUSE: Speaker Johnson won’t swear-in newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva,
who would be the majority-clinching 218th signature to finally force a
vote on releasing the Epstein files. The Arizona Attorney General has
threatened a lawsuit if she’s not sworn in to represent her constituents.
It’s been 3 weeks of delay on Grijalva and months of delay on the Epstein
files. Sign the petition: End the cover-up — force a vote on releasing the Epstein files!
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Speaker Johnson has delayed swearing in newly elected Democrat Adelita
Grijalva for three weeks.^1 Grijalva pledged to be the 218th signature on
the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files —
making a majority in the House.^2 But Speaker Johnson and Trump are
continuing to hide the truth from the public on Epstein’s crimes and
accomplices.
Speaker Johnson is using bogus excuses to delay the swearing-in just like
he and Trump have used blatant delay tactics to avoid a vote on releasing
the Epstein files. Now, the Arizona Attorney General is threatening to sue
in order to seat Grijalva if Johnson continues to deny the people of
Arizona their representation in Congress.^3
Members of Congress and allies marched the halls of the Capitol this week
to call for an end to Johnson blocking Grijalva from taking office. Our
lawmakers in the House must keep up the pressure to seat Grijalva, force a
vote, and push for the release of the Epstein files!
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Don’t let Trump hide. Force a House vote to release the
Epstein files!
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Two Republicans who were elected to the House in special elections this
year were sworn in the NEXT DAY.^4
But Johnson is continuing to delay Grijalva’s swearing in, cancelling
House votes and prolonging the government shutdown while shielding some of
the world’s most wealthy and powerful people from accountability for being
in league with a convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Rep. Thomas Massie, one of the lawmakers leading the discharge petition to
force a vote in Congress on releasing the files, said, “I believe that
Trump is trying to protect rich and powerful people who are his friends,
and that is why this material is not getting released.”^5 Trump is also
trying to protect himself.
The discharge petition has bipartisan support and is just one signature
away from taking a big step toward answering the calls of survivors,
advocates, and the public. Our lawmakers must release the files NOW.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Urge your U.S. Representative to force a vote on
releasing the Epstein files! Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the Demand Progress team
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Sources:
1. AZ Central, “Arizona attorney general threatens to sue over Adelita
Grijalva swearing-in delay,” [ [link removed] ]October 14, 2025.
2. Bloomberg, “The House Has a New Democrat — and a Shrinking GOP
Margin,” [ [link removed] ]September 27, 2025.
3. AZ Central, “Arizona attorney general threatens to sue over Adelita
Grijalva swearing-in delay,” [ [link removed] ]October 14, 2025.
4. The Los Angeles Times, “She won a landslide election. But Trump and
Jeffrey Epstein have her stuck in limbo,” [ [link removed] ]October 12, 2025.
5. The New Republic, “GOP Rep Rips Trump and Kash Patel for Covering Up
Epstein Files Case,” [ [link removed] ]September 22, 2025.
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