Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Tuesday threatened to sue House Speaker Mike Johnson if he doesn't swear in Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

"On behalf of Arizona, I am demanding Speaker Johnson seat Congresswoman Grij[a]lva without delay. We are keeping every option open to us, including litigation, to make sure that Adelita is able to begin her work as Arizona's newest member of Congress," Mayes wrote in a post on X, including a copy of the letter she sent Johnson, telling him he had to swear in Grijalva or she would file suit.

Grijalva won her U.S. House seat in a special election on Sept. 23 but has still not been sworn in by Johnson. Her victory was officially certified by Arizona election officials on Tuesday.

Johnson has made varying excuses for why he hasn't seated

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