"Grijalva and her supporters have openly speculated that the delay is driven by the fact that she would be the 218th vote in the House to vote to release the Epstein files. With the support of all previously elected House Democrats and several Republicans, the petition was one signature short without Grijalva. The deal to end the government shutdown meant that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) could not put off swearing in Grijalva any more, and Wednesday brought several news reports that the White House had been putting intense pressure on several House Republicans, including Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO), to flip and revoke their signatures."
"The White House has put a lot of stock in this discharge petition for reasons that are not entirely clear to me. The Senate has to pass it who knows if that will happen. The president has to sign it he won't. And if he vetoes, Congress almost certainly would not be able to https://t.co/IJuWKR9uYh Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 12, 2025 The White House has put a lot of stock in this discharge petition for reasons that are not entirely clear"
Adelita Grijalva won a Sept. 23 special election to succeed her late father, Raul Grijalva, who died on March 13. House Republicans delayed swearing her in for 50 days, citing the government shutdown, while observers and supporters suggested the delay aimed to prevent her from becoming the 218th House vote to advance a discharge petition to release the Epstein files. The shutdown-end deal forced the swearing-in, amid reports of White House pressure on some Republicans to withdraw signatures. The discharge petition still requires Senate approval and the president's signature to effect release.
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