Speaker Johnson Continues Block on Swearing-In Rep.-Elect Grijalva, Demanding She Do Work Inaccessible to Her

""I will administer the oath to her, I hope, on the first day we come back. I am willing and anxious to do that," Johnson claimed in comments to the press on Monday."

""In the meantime, instead of doing TikTok videos, she should be serving her constituents.""

""If I have to, I'll take him to court," Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a CNN interview."

Speaker Mike Johnson conditions swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Democrats agreeing to end the government shutdown. No legal barrier prevents administering the oath during the funding stalemate, and swearing her in would allow her vote on a future continuing resolution and enable constituent services. Johnson said he is willing to administer the oath when the House reconvenes but criticized Grijalva's social media posts and TikTok videos, urging her to serve constituents. Grijalva suggested the delay relates to her potential pivotal vote to force release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatened legal action.

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