Demokrat gewinnt Arizona House Seat und setzt die wichtigste Stimmen von Epstein ein

>Democrat Adelita Grijalva won the special election for Arizona’s seventh district, Associated Press projected, further narrowing the already razor-thin Republican majority in the US House while setting the stage for a forced floor vote to release government files on Jeffrey Epstein.

>Republicans can only afford to lose two votes on any party-line bill that hits the floor and any tie in the chamber fails. It’s a high bar to pass given certain Republicans, such as Representative Thomas Massie, are known to defect from party-line interests.

>That coalition could start becoming a headache for Republican leadership as soon as October. Grijalva said she will join all Democrats as the final signature needed in a petition to force a vote on a measure that would make certain unreleased records on Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell publicly available. The petition currently has four Republican backers and needs just one more lawmaker to compel consideration.

>“This is as much about fulfilling Congress’ duty as a constitutional check on this administration as it is about demanding justice for survivors,” Grijalva said in a statement. “The days of turning a blind eye to Trump must end.”

>Adelita Grijalva is a self-proclaimed progressive who previously served on the Pima County Board of Supervisors.

>She fills the vacancy left open by her late father Raul Grijalva, who died in March from cancer after serving for 22 years in Congress. Her district stretches along the southern US-Mexico border and takes in parts of Yuma, Tucson, and a small slice of the Phoenix suburbs.

Just enough republicans who previously said they were in favor will change their mind at the last second.

Donald Trump should be worried.

this just in: some republican who was pretending will now change their mind