In her first interview since filing a lawsuit against Speaker Mike Johnson for not swearing in the state’s Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes explains the basis of the lawsuit to CNN’s Erin Burnett.

It has been weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected to represent Arizona's 7th congressional district in Congress, but because Grijalva would represent the deciding vote to force a vote on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation files,

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 21: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at a press conference at the US Capitol on October 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding deal 21 days ago. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Mike Johnson struggled to keep his composure when pressed about swearing in a congresswoman-elect who has vowed to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files. The House Speaker was grilled on This Week Sunday about why Arizona Rep.