Democrat Grijalva signs Epstein file discharge petition after delayed swearing-in

Record ID: 2272942

  • Title: Democrat Grijalva signs Epstein file discharge petition after delayed swearing-in
  • Date: 12th November 2025
  • Summary: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 12, 2025) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) JOHNSON WITH GRIJALVA POSING FOR SWEARING-IN / GRIJALVA WITH HER HAND ON BIBLE AS JOHNSON HOLDS IT AND BOTH RAISE THEIR HANDS / JOHNSON AND GRIJALVA SHAKING HANDS AND POSING FOR CAMERAS (SOUNDBITE)(English) DEMOCRATIC U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ADELITA GRIJALVA, SAYING: “[Person asks, off camera: “Congressw
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  • Keywords: Adelita Grijalva Congress Democrats Epstein files House of Representatives Mike Johnson Republicans Trump swearing-in
  • Location: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Lawmaking,North America,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA002159712112025RP1
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  • Story Text: Democratic U.S. representative Adelita Grijalva in her first day in office on Wednesday (November 12) signed the discharge petition to start the process for a House vote on directing the Justice Department to release files related to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
    Grijalva provided the final signature needed for a petition to force a House vote on the issue, hours after House Democrats released a new batch of Epstein documents.
    Grijalva was sworn in by House Speaker Mike Johnson, seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona. Her long-delayed induction should pave the way to compel a House vote to release all unclassified records related to Epstein, something Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump have resisted up to now.
    “With my signing, we move one step closer to the truth, the truth that they will try to deny, but that survivors deserve their day of justice and the American people demand it,” Grijalva said at a press conference following her swearing-in.
    House Democrats on Wednesday released emails that they said raised new questions about President Trump's ties to Epstein and how much he knew about Epstein's abuse of underage girls.
    Grijalva won a September special election to fill the Arizona seat of her late father, Raul Grijalva.
    (Production: Ashraf Fahim; Brad Ulery)
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