CNBC host Andrew Ross Sorkin called out House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after he delayed swearing in Arizona Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D).
During a Thursday interview, CNBC host Joe Kernen noted that Johnson refused to seat the lawmaker after she said she would be the final vote needed to force the release of files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“Okay, this is so absurd, and I’ve answered it so many times, but I’ll do it again,” Johnson complained. “I’m following the Pelosi precedent. She was speaker here a long time. She did this many times.”
According to the speaker, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) took 25 days to swear in Rep. Julia Letlow (R-VA) after her special election.
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In a lawsuit filed this week, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) noted that Pelosi had sworn in Letlow at a time of her choosing.
“[T]hen-Speaker Pelosi communicated with Dr. Letlow immediately after the election, and the swearing in was scheduled at a time convenient for all parties,” the lawsuit stated. “Ms. Grijalva would be delighted if Speaker Johnson would contact her to commit to a mutually agreeable time, as Speaker Pelosi did for Dr. Letlow.”
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