Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he was not delaying the swearing-in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) to avoid a discharge petition on the Jeffrey Epstein files.
But prompt action still seems unlikely.
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Johnson backtracks on swearing in Grijalva
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