With the swearing in of Arizona Democratic Adelita Grijalva on Nov. 12 , she became the 218th petition signer that was needed to force a House vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Four Republicans crossed party lines to bypass leadership objections and force a vote on a measure to release more files related to the late disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker.

All nine New Jersey Democrats signed the petition back in September while none of the state's three Republican representatives did. Related: Why was Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein 'best friends forever' statue removed in DC?

Grijalva, who won a special election in September, was not sworn in by Speaker of House Mike Johnson until the House of Representatives returned to work on Nov. 12 to approve the agre

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