TELL THE U.S. HOUSE: Over 40 days ago, Democrat Adelita Grijalva won her House election. But
Speaker Johnson is still refusing to swear her in—setting a record for the
longest delay on seating a special election winner in the House. Grijalva
pledged to be the final vote needed to force a vote on releasing the
Epstein files, and Johnson wants to block the vote. Sign the petition: Don't let Trump and Johnson hide — force a vote on releasing the Epstein
files!
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Speaker Johnson’s refusal to swear in newly elected Democrat Adelita
Grijalva just set a record — it’s the longest any special election winner
in modern history has waited to be seated in the House.^1
Grijalva pledged to be the majority-clinching 218th signature on the
discharge petition to force a vote on making the government’s information
on Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes public.^2 By blocking Grijalva for over 40
days, Johnson continues to delay a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
Trump and Speaker Johnson have spent months dodging a vote on releasing
the Epstein files. This affront to democracy, justice, and public
transparency must end NOW!
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: End Trump’s cover-up! Swear in Grijalva now and force a
vote on the Epstein files.
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We know Trump’s FBI redacted "numerous references" to Trump in the Epstein
files.^3 But it gets much worse.
Rep. Jamie Raskin accused Trump’s DOJ of abruptly shutting down an ongoing
investigation into Epstein’s co-conspirators. "I write to demand an
explanation for why DOJ has abandoned the women and girls abused by Mr.
Epstein, Ms. Maxwell, and their co-conspirators, fired or cut off career
prosecutors from the case, and ceased its investigation into one of the
largest sex trafficking rings in history," read Rep. Raskin’s letter to
Pam Bondi.^4
Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego accused Johnson of wanting to “cover up for
pedophiles on the Epstein list.”^5
Johnson waited less than a day to swear in two Republicans who won their
special elections earlier this year.^6 Now, he’s desperate to keep a
Democrat out of the House, violating the Constitution to keep Trump’s
cover-up going.
We must ensure our lawmakers hold Johnson and Trump accountable to the
public — they must swear-in Grijalva now and force a vote on releasing the
Epstein files!
[ [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. USA Today, “Adelita Grijalva sets record for swearing-in delay,”
[ [link removed] ]November 5, 2025.
2. ABC News, “Speaker Johnson continues to resist swearing in Democratic
Rep.-elect Grijalva,” [ [link removed] ]Ocotber 20, 2025.
3. Bloomberg, “FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in Epstein Files for Privacy
Reasons,” [ [link removed] ]August 8, 2025.
4. CBS News, “House Democrats press DOJ for details on Epstein
co-conspirators probe that was 'inexplicably killed',” [ [link removed] ]November 4,
2025.
5. Politico, “Speaker clashes with Dem senators over Epstein files amid
shutdown,” [ [link removed] ]October 8, 2025.
6. The Los Angeles Times, “She won a landslide election. But Trump and
Jeffrey Epstein have her stuck in limbo,” [ [link removed] ]October 12, 2025.
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