Speaker Johnson who ran and hid during the Shutdown
Swears in Adelita Grijalva today
Nov 12, 2025
Soon after the Swearing-In, we will find out whether Grijalva’s signature on a Discharge Petition will allow the vote to release the Epstein Files. It is supposed to do so.
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However, the question is, does Johnson have more delays up his sleeve to delay the vote next?
Will someone’s family be threatened enough that one of the signers will change positions?
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been called to the White House to meet with Trump. Imagine Trump shaking his fist at her, spewing venom, and making more threats. She has committed to voting to release the Epstein Files. She will lose her seat in Georgia if she backs up and votes no.
Which will she choose — turning herself into a sheep, or keeping her word?
Under usual circumstances, newly elected Members of Congress are sworn in almost immediately. But no, not this time. Johnson has had many excuses, and finally, at the beginning of the Shutdown, he ran away from the Capitol to take weeks of paid vacation in his home state of Louisiana.
Now the ‘shit’ may hit the fan.
