JUST IN: Mike Johnson gets TORCHED By Terminating Lawsuit SCREWING MAGA
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forcing Speaker Johnson's hand on the
Epstein investigation. In a major
escalation tonight, the Attorney General
of Arizona and Congresswoman elect
Adalita Ghalva of Arizona are suing Mike
Johnson and they're suing him because
Grahalva has not been sworn in. So, what
does all this have to do with Jeffrey
Epstein? Because it does at its heart.
Grahalva is the final vote needed for a
bipartisan maneuver called a discharge
petition. A state attorney general sued
the speaker of the house over his
refusal to swear in a dulyeleed member
of Congress. And in that lawsuit,
Arizona attorney general Chris Maize did
not mince words at all.
>> So here's the scoop on what's going down
with Speaker Mike Johnson. The Arizona
Attorney General along with future
Congresswoman Adalita Galva has decided
to take legal action against him. This
is quite the twist, especially since
Galva hasn't even been sworn in yet. But
it turns out this lawsuit is all tied to
the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. In a
way, Galva's vote is crucial for a
bipartisan move known as a discharge
petition, which circumvents Johnson.
Arizona's attorney general, Chris Maize,
really didn't hold back in the lawsuit.
Johnson's refusal to swear in Galva has
led to a significant problem. A federal
judge in Arizona just landed a huge blow
to Johnson's entire legal stance on
this. The ruling wasn't just a setback.
The judge outright dismissed his
lawsuit, labeling his actions as a
blatant misuse of power. That's some
pretty intense language coming from a
federal judge, as they usually keep
things pretty neutral, even when they're
ruling against someone. But this judge
clearly felt that what Johnson did was
so over the top that it deserved to be
called out. The fallout from this ruling
is serious. Johnson has kept Galva from
being sworn in for months, leaving
around 800,000 people in Arizona without
any representation in Congress. Now, the
judge has stepped in to say that this is
unconstitutional and it needs to end
right now. Galva will be seated and
Arizona residents will finally have
their representative. Meanwhile, Johnson
has just experienced a crushing legal
defeat during his time as speaker.
Rahalva is the final vote needed for a
bipartisan maneuver called a discharge
petition that goes around Johnson. Goes
around Johnson because he does not want
a vote to release the full Epstein
files. This would go around him get that
vote to release the files. Graalva was
elected in Arizona 28 days ago, a whole
month. And Johnson has in that time used
every excuse not to swear her in. Let's
break down what's been going on with
Speaker Johnson and his rather
questionable moves regarding the
situation with Adalita Gava. So, here's
the scoop. Johnson has been stalling on
swearing her in as a member of Congress
after she won her election. You'd think
when someone wins a House seat, they
show up on opening day and take the oath
like everyone else, right? But not in
this case. Johnson has been throwing out
excuses, claiming there are some
election irregularities that need to be
sorted out first. Now, here's the
kicker. It's not his call to make that
decision. The House actually has
procedures in place for challenging
elections if members have concerns about
seating someone. But Johnson can't just
single-handedly decide that a dulyeleed
member can't be sworn in. By blocking
GAVA, he's leaving about 800,000 people
in Arizona without any representation in
Congress, which is pretty crucial,
especially now with the ongoing
government shutdown. This tricky
situation caught the attention of
Arizona's Attorney General Chris Maize.
He took a look at what Johnson was doing
and said, "This isn't right. Gava was
elected and she has every right to be
seated just like her constituents have
the right to be represented." Maize felt
that Johnson's actions were a violation
of those rights for what looked like
political reasons. So, he decided to
file a suit in federal court demanding
that Johnson seat Gava right away. The
legal process moved pretty quickly and
the judge recognized the urgency. After
all, every day Gava isn't seated means
another day her constituents lack
representation. And let me tell you, the
judge didn't hold back with the ruling.
It was a major blow for Johnson. The
judge declared that Johnson's actions
were constitutionally indefensible.
That's legal speak for saying, "You've
got no solid ground to stand on here.
There's no legal validity to what you're
doing. You're just abusing your power."
So, it looks like Mike Johnson's legal
battle has hit a brick wall, and not
just any wall. A judge effectively
terminated his defense. That's it for
him. Johnson can't keep this fight going
in court, and now the case is over. He
lost outright. To make matters even more
interesting, the judge ruled that Gaba
has to be seated right away. Now, why is
this such a big deal? Well, according to
the New Republic's report from October
22nd, Johnson was really seen as trying
to delay things on purpose. He was
delaying Grajava's seating to stall
Democratic votes, particularly around
the Epstein files and budget measures.
So, there wasn't any genuine concern for
election integrity at play here. It was
all about manipulating the House vote
counts. Grajava is a Democrat and her
being seated gives them an extra vote,
which could be critical for upcoming
issues like investigations into the
Epstein files, government shutdown
budget measures, and even potential
impeachment proceedings. Johnson thought
if he kept her from taking that seat, he
could maintain a better vote margin for
the Republicans. The reality though is
that he wasn't blocking her for any
valid reason. It was all about making it
easier for him to push Trump's agenda
through. But now that plan has
completely backfired. The judge not only
ruled against him, but did so in some
pretty strong terms, calling his actions
a flagrant abuse of authority and saying
they were constitutionally indefensible.
Ouch. That kind of language is going to
stick with Johnson. And you can bet
Democrats will be bringing it up every
chance they get. Every time he tries to
flex his authority as speaker, they'll
be right there reminding everyone that a
federal judge deemed his actions to be a
total overreach. This is politically
disastrous for him, and it's likely to
fuel criticism from both Democrats and
even some moderate Republicans who are
already fed up with his leadership.
According to MSNBC's report from October
26th, Representative Jaime Rascin called
Johnson's flop the most humiliating
subjugation of a speaker in recent
history. He went on to say that the
judge's ruling showed how disastrously
Johnson's attempts to shut things down
had backfired. The story is pretty clear
now. Johnson tried to outsmart everyone
by blocking a Democratic member, but he
ended up overstepping his bounds so
badly that a judge had to step in and
publicly call him out. Now he's left
looking weak and incompetent. And with
the stakes this high, the timing
couldn't be worse for him. Right now,
Mike Johnson is really feeling the heat
with his narrow majority in the House
and the looming government shutdown
crisis. House Republicans are all over
the place with some wanting to
compromise and reopen the government
while others are digging in their heels
and demanding concessions from the
Democrats. Johnson's been trying his
best to keep the caucus united, but this
recent court ruling has really knocked
the wind out of his sales. If he can't
win a legal battle over seating a
member, it raises big questions about
his ability to lead effectively. How can
he negotiate with the Democrats after