The Arizona attorney general filed a lawsuit against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday for failing to swear in Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
The lawsuit from Attorney General Kris Mayes comes as House Democrats attempted for the fifth time to ask for recognition during a pro-forma session of the House to swear in Grijalva, as the chamber remains in recess during the government shutdown. Each time, the Republican presiding speaker has adjourned the House without recognizing the Democrats, much to the vocal dismay of the party.
Democratic leadership has blasted Johnson for refusing to swear in Grijalva, accusing him of avoiding it to prevent a vote on a discharge petition to release all of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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The speaker has pushed back against
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