House Speaker Mike Johnson resorted to a condescending jab when pressed on accusations that he is refusing to swear in a Democratic Rep.-elect to keep the Jeffrey Epstein files buried.

Johnson has delayed seating Adelita Grijalva—who won her late father’s seat in a Sept. 23 special election—until after the government shutdown. The Arizona Democrat says Johnson is stalling because she has pledged to be the 218th and final signature needed to force a vote on releasing files related to Epstein.

“Let’s just be really clear, if I were a Republican, I would have already been sworn, and that is not acceptable. They’re afraid of me signing and being the 218th signer to the Epstein petition,” she said outside Johnson’s Capitol office on Tuesday.

Johnson, 53, patronizingly belittled Grijalva, 5

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