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Adelita Grijalva Takes Office, Demands Epstein Transparency

11/11/2025

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Adelita Grijalva, a Democrat from Arizona, will be sworn in after a seven-week delay tied to government shutdown.
She says the delay denied 813,000 Arizonans access to representation.
Grijalva aims to be the vote on releasing Jeffrey Epstein files, opposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks a commutation of her 20-year sentence.
House Democrats demand transparency about Maxwell's commutation application amid scrutiny of Epstein's connections.

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Adelita Grijalva, a Democrat from Arizona, will be sworn in after a seven-week delay tied to government shutdown.
She says the delay denied 813,000 Arizonans access to representation.
Grijalva aims to be the vote on releasing Jeffrey Epstein files, opposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks a commutation of her 20-year sentence.
House Democrats demand transparency about Maxwell's commutation application amid scrutiny of Epstein's connections.