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Johnson says Epstein files have nothing to do with not swearing in Grijalva

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted the Epstein files had nothing to do with the delayed swearing-in of Arizona Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

Grijalva won her special election on Sept. 23 to succeed her father, former Rep. Raul Grijalva, who died in March.

Democrats have speculated that Johnson has delayed swearing in Adelita Grijalva because she will vote to release the Epstein files.

“It has nothing to do with that at all. We will swear her in when everybody gets back,” Johnson said in a Tuesday press conference.

Johnson said Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in when the House is back in session. “We’ll schedule it, I guess, whenever she wants. It has nothing to do with it,” he said.

Arizona Democratic candidate Adelita Grijalva gets emotional as her children talk about her onstage after being declared the winner against Republican Daniel Butierez to fill the 7th Congressional District seat held by the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva in a special election Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona Democratic candidate Adelita Grijalva gets emotional as her children talk about her onstage after being declared the winner against Republican Daniel Butierez to fill the 7th Congressional District seat held by the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva in a special election Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The House has been out of session for about a week, and the Senate is involved in negotiations to end the government shutdown.

Senate Democrats have refused to vote on the House-passed funding resolution because they refuse to make certain healthcare concessions. The Senate voted 52-42 on Monday against the Republican funding bill.

Regarding the Epstein implications, some believe Adelita Grijalva could be the vote that allows the House to pass a discharge petition, forcing the release of the files. President Donald Trump is reportedly mentioned within the files, and Democrats want more transparency.

Adelita Grijalva’s stint as a Representative-elect continues despite her decisive 68.94% to her Republican opponent’s 29.43% last month. A different Democrat recently elected in a special election, Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA), was sworn in the next day.

DEMOCRATS TIE JOHNSON’S DELAY OF GRIJALVA SWEARING-IN TO EPSTEIN VOTE

Democrats at the highest level have pushed Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva.

“After countless excuses and delays, Mike Johnson finally committed to swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva ‘as soon as she wants’ — so do it, Speaker Johnson. The American people are done with the stalling, delaying, and lying that has come out of Trump’s White House and his Republican loyalists in Congress as they try to cover up the truth about Jeffrey Epstein’s heinous crimes. The public deserves answers — not excuses. Swear her in. Release the Files,” Democratic National Committee rapid response director Kendall Witmer told the Washington Examiner in a statement.

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