House Speaker Mike Johnson struggled to justify his failure to swear in a new Democratic House member when pressed on the subject in a Sunday ABC News interview.

Mike Johnson struggled to keep his composure when pressed about swearing in a congresswoman-elect who has vowed to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files. The House Speaker was grilled on This Week Sunday about why Arizona Rep.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is promising “swift legal action” if Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (AZ) is not sworn in on Friday, a threat Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) brushed off as he insists he will swear in the congresswoman-elect when the government shutdown ends.

Critics are tearing into House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over his latest claims about Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), whom he still hasn’t sworn into office more than three weeks after she won a special election in Arizona.

Johnson is refusing to swear in the newly elected representative as Democrats step up their protests and Arizona’s attorney general vows legal action.

As the federal government shutdown drags on, House Speaker Mike Johnson does not appear motivated to use his uniquely powerful position to resolve the crisis. Nor does he seem inclined to swear in Rep.