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Mike Johnson

Included on the basis of: Documented public-official abuse of democratic process — Delay in swearing in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva after Arizona's 2025 special election

Mike Johnson is Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. This record documents his role in the 2025 timing of Representative Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in after an Arizona special election, including his stated explanation and the unresolved legal allegation.

Location: Washington, District of Columbia

Documented claims

Documented fact 11/12/2025

On November 12, 2025, Speaker Mike Johnson administered the oath of office to Adelita S. Grijalva after Arizona's September 23 special election.

Documented fact 10/21/2025

Johnson said Grijalva would be sworn in when the House returned and attributed the timing to the government shutdown. In a July 2025 interview, he also said the planned August district-work period predated a discharge petition and that he ended that week's votes early because of what he described as Rules Committee 'chaos.'

Documented fact 07/22/2025

On July 22, 2025, House Speaker Mike Johnson ended the House's legislative business early before the August recess while declining to schedule a House vote sought by some members on Epstein-related records. Johnson said there was no purpose in Congress requiring action he said the administration was already taking. The reported action postponed, rather than resolved, the requested floor consideration; this record does not treat the timing alone as proof of an additional motive.

Relationships

Confirmed Associated with incident — Delay in swearing in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva after Arizona's 2025 special election (Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives)

11/12/2025