Arizona Attorney General Threatens to Sue House Speaker
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is giving Speaker Mike Johnson an ultimatum: schedule Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in ceremony within two days or face a lawsuit.
Rep.-elect Grijalva has yet to be sworn in, three weeks after being elected to represent Arizona's 7th Congressional District. In a letter to Johnson's office, Mayes threatened litigation if the ceremony is not scheduled by Thursday, before the end of the federal government shutdown.
Mayes announced that she was sending the letter during the official canvas of the Sept. 23 special election results.
- Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has not been sworn in three weeks after her election.
- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is threatening to sue Speaker Mike Johnson if the ceremony is not scheduled by Thursday.
Author's summary: Arizona AG threatens lawsuit over delayed swearing-in ceremony.