Johnson: Not swearing in Democrat has ‘nothing to do’ with Epstein files

Mike Johnson Is Using His Power To Delay Release Of Epstein Files

In what’s becoming a disturbing pattern of political manipulation by MAGA, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is once again using his power to obstruct transparency, this time by delaying the swearing-in of a duly elected member of Congress whose vote could force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won a September special election to fill the seat once held by her late father, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalv…

Congresswoman-in-limbo Adelita Grijalva on the dilemma she faces

Every office along the second floor of the Longworth House Office Building looks welcoming, flags lined up nicely, most with visitor sign-in logs out front.Except for the one where the plaque out front reads, “Representative Adelita S. Grijalva, Arizona.” Its doors are locked, with newspapers and internal mail piling up out front.

Swalwell: 'Epstein bomb' about to drop, 100 GOP members to 'jail break' from Trump

(KRON) — A Bay Area congressman claims that a bombshell revelation related to the Epstein files is on the verge of being made public and could trigger a collapse in support for President Dona…

Democrats turning government shuttering into ‘Epstein shutdown’

WASHINGTON – Democrats say the saga of Adelita Grijalva, a Democrat who won a special election for her dad’s congressional seat in Arizona, is evidence that House Speaker Mike Johnson is determined to keep the so-called “Epstein files” under lock and key. Grijalva has been waiting nearly two weeks to be sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. House. She has promised to be the 218th vote – or the majority vote – that would move a discharge peti…

US House GOP delays seating Rep.-elect Grijalva, potential deciding vote on Epstein petition

Adelita Grijalva speaks to the media during a primary election-night party at El Casino Ballroom in South Tucson, Arizona, on July 15, 2025. Grijalva, the Pima County supervisor, won a special election for the state's 7th District seat vacated by the death of her father, longtime U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats failed again Wednesday to force Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-e…

Speaker Johnson accused of delaying Grijalva’s swearing-in to protect Epstein files

Sen. Ruben Gallego, confronting Speaker Mike Johnson with Sen. Mark Kelly over his delay in swearing in Adelita Grijalva, accused him to his face of doing so to avoid release of the full Epstein files. “Stop covering up for the pedophiles,” he said. Johnson called the allegation “absurd.”