House Republican Sets the Record Straight On Jonathan Karl’s Fact Check of Mike Johnson

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 20th, 2025, 5:35 pm

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Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) set the record straight Monday after ABC News’s Jon Karl attempted to fact-check the House Speaker over his delayed swearing in of a congresswoman-elect.

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) has been sharply criticized for failing to give the oath of office to Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), who was voted in by her constituents weeks ago to fill her late father’s congressional seat. Grijalva said she believed Johnson was stalling because she has vowed to be the 218th petition signer needed to open the Epstein files.

Johnson told Karl on Sunday that “this is

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