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U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is expected to be sworn in this week, ahead of the House vote on a government funding bill, Scripps News has confirmed.

Grijalva won a special election in Arizona's 7th congressional district in late September, but House Speaker Mike Johnson refused to swear her in. He said it was due to the House not being in session, which has been prolonged due to the government shutdown.

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[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 65 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Surely the Epstein files will be released this time! Surely nothing will strangely go wrong! Surely justice will finally be served! Surely...

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

"Who?"
Grand Old Pedos

[–] korendian@lemmy.zip 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Wait, I thought Mike Johnson said she wasn't sworn in due to the shutdown. If she is being sworn in before the vote to reopen the government, does that mean that Johnson was lying? Say it ain't so!

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I'm starting to think we can't trust this Johnson fella at his word

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Do I have the energy to be shocked anymore?

[–] Wytch@lemmy.zip 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He's come up with a new way to stall the release of the files, or to kill it altogether.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

No need they're going to swear in a person with a cancelling vote the same day, they're already being annoyed in airports about it.

[–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

I mean at this point, Trumps goons have had custody of the files so long nobody is going to believe what's in them anyways.

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!!

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I guarantee you someone’s vote was bought. We’re going to see a surprise upset soon.

And if it’s not this- we are going to find the trump’s name is magically ascent from the entire thing.

Dude fucked kids. They’re desperate to hide this. They’ve proven they’ll do anything up to and including murdering a man in prison.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did the dems cave on this too and now need another vote in order to release the files?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Part of the calculation to end the shutdown was getting the files released, so no.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You have a lot more confidence in them than I do.

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago

The files in question:

Dear [redacted],

Just [redacted] 5 [redacted] girls at the party last night. What a great time!

Yours, [redacted]

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, the vote count can change but it stands as we have it.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if they further capitulated to them and now that’s going to change.

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

Yep. Either they bought someone that will flip their vote or they destroyed enough evidence that it doesn’t matter now.

Fuck shit up!