After a delay of nearly two months as Speaker Mike Johnson kept the House out of Washington, a revolt over the Epstein files reached critical mass on Wednesday.

Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., wasted no time after being sworn into office, immediately backing an effort to shake loose documents related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

She provided the crucial 218th signature on a discharge petition, a procedural tool that allows rank-and-file House members to lodge their support for a piece of legislation, circumvent leadership and force a vote. Filed by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., the Epstein petition had been sitting on 217 signatures.

In her maiden speech, Grijalva shouted out two Epstein survivors who she said were in the gallery. She called out Johnson for “unilaterally” de

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