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Representative-Elect Grijalva is Ready to Sign Discharge Petition
27 Sep 2025
Chapter 1: What are the implications of the government shutdown on Trump's agenda?
Fortune esittää. Kuusivuotias Aada soittaa suosikkikappaleensa. Ei hassumpaa, mutta lisätäänpä hieman energiaa.
Meissä kaikissa on sitä pohjoismaista energiaa. Rohkeutta tarttua toimeen ja sisua kehittyä. Mihin ikinä ryhdytkään, Fortum tuo energiaa ja osaamista arkeesi. Fortum. Olipa kerran hyvä haltija, joka loihti taikasauvallaan herkullisen jouluaterian kaikille metsän asukeille.
Siinä oli tarjolla jos jonkinmoista herkkua. Oli joulutorttua, vihreitä kuulia, piparia ja... Jaha. Joo, tämähän ei ollutkaan joulusatu. Tämähän olikin ostoslista. Ja se on pitkä. No, onneksi kaikki ainekset herkulliseen jouluun saat. S-Marketista. Joulu on ruokaa. S-Market.
Look at MAGA Mike Johnson's face right there. He's a panicking. He and Donald Trump are facing a nightmare scenario right now because that discharge petition that was being circulated in the House of Representatives to force a vote on the release of the Epstein files and thus the uncovering of more disturbing information of Donald Trump's dark past. Well, it's about to get that 218 signature that was needed to force that House floor vote.
How? Because in Arizona's seventh congressional district, they have a new Democratic congresswoman elect. Her name is Adelita Grijalva. She won by like 40 points, outperforming former vice president Kamala Harris's 2024 numbers by like an additional 20 points. She's now the congresswoman elect, and she's put out a statement right away that
I'm planning to travel to Washington D.C. on Monday to join my democratic colleagues in demanding that Republicans come to the negotiating table to prevent a government shutdown and to vote on the release of the Epstein files. Congresswoman-elect Grijalva has confirmed that she will sign the discharge petition that was first circulated by MPs.
demokraattisen puolustusjärjestön Ro Khanna ja republikaan puolustusjärjestön Thomas Massey. Siinä tulee 218 votoja. Päätöksentekijöiden onnistuminen onnistuu, ja se pitäisi vahvistaa valinnan puolustusjärjestölle. Tämä on yksi minun teoriaani, ja en halua saada kaikkea tällaista konspiratiivista, mutta yksi syytä, miksi Maga Mike Johnson kertoo republikaanilaisille, että he eivät näytä työtä,
on September 29th and September 30th, right before the government shutdown, on October 1st, is because if they show up and it's a work day, then they'll have to swear in congresswoman-elect Grijalva. She will become a congresswoman. She'll sign the discharge petition and it will be effectuated. So one of the things I will posit is that the reason that we're getting even closer to this government shutdown, I also think has to do in part, in part,
koska Donald Trump haluaa välttää Epstein-kirjoja tulevista. Haluan myös, että Donald Trump haluaa välttää ekonomisen ristiriitaa, jota hän on vaikuttanut demokraatille. Hän menee takaisin hänen vanhimmilta rikkoiluiltaan ja sanoo, että transgeneraali on tämä, rikko on se, migraatit ovat tämä, demokraatit ovat nämä. Kaikki demokraatit sanoivat,
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Chapter 2: How does Congresswoman-elect Grijalva plan to address the discharge petition?
Tässä on, kuinka MAGA-Mike Johnson on puhuttu valitettavasti valitettavaksi valitettavaksi valitettavaksi valitettavaksi valitettavaksi valitettavaksi valitettavaksi It requires the DOJ to release grand jury testimony.
They are prohibited by law from doing so. So it is not the right approach. There is another approach out there. The House Republicans on the Rules Committee have a resolution that is well drafted, that is thoughtfully drafted by lawyers that would make this workable. That's the approach we have to protect the innocent. We'll do it at all costs.
They do say that they want victims' names redacted, though, just to be clear. Let me move on to Ghislaine Maxwell. But their language doesn't adequately produce that. Yes, go ahead. And then Donald Trump has been saying that it is a hostile act.
if you sign this discharge petition. Now, fortunately, the discharge petition has already been signed, not just by Thomas Massey, but Marjorie Taylor Greene has signed it, Nancy Mace has signed it, Lauren Boebert has signed it. So that's the sufficient number of signatures on the Republican side in order to, now with the Democrats, get to that magic 218 number to force a vote on the Epstein files.
But here, just to remind you, is Republican Thomas Massey saying that Donald Trump has threatened Republicans that it is a hostile act to support the discharge petition, to support the release of the Epstein files. And here, Republican Congressmember Thomas Massey goes, I think it's pretty unprecedented that you have the President of the United States saying it's a hostile act in order to have transparency for the release of files relating to like a sex trafficking pedo ring.
Kuule, soittaa tämän klipin. Oletko varma, että tämä maa ei saa? Olen melko varma. Tämä on vahva tehtävä Yhdysvallan puolesta. He ovat luultavasti kutsuneet seuraavaksi haastavaan tehtäväksi. En tiedä, onko tässä maassa tarkoitus, että presidentti...
Ja sitten vielä Mäki ja Maika täällä yritetään sanoa, että no katsokaa, Donald Trump sanoo, että olet transparentti. Et ole enemmän transparenttinen kuin tämä. Täällä soittaa tämä klippi.
I've spoken to the president myself about this many times, and he is as insistent as we are. He is the most transparent president in memory, probably in the history of the country. As you know, he stops. If he were here now, he would stand here and take your questions endlessly. That's his mindset, and he wants the American people to have information so they can draw their own conclusions. I've talked with him about this very subject myself, so I can tell you that is his heart. Now he also, just as we do,
is insisting that we protect the innocent victims. And that's what this has been about.
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Chapter 3: What challenges does Grijalva face as a new Congress member?
Luulen, että yksi syy, miksi Donald Trump haluaa hallituksen lopettamista ja miksi hän on lopettanut republikaaneja työskentelemään 29. septembrista ja 30. septembrista, on se, että ne olisivat päivä, jolloin lopetuksen lopetuksen lopetuksen lopetuksen lopetuksen lopetuksen lopetuksen lopetuksen lopetuksen lopetuksen lopetuksen
Adelita Grivalla, joka oli puheenjohtaja. Meillä on myös se, että kuten viime aikoina, Donald Trump vaikuttaa ja vaikuttaa kaikkien republikaanit, jotka ovat jo kirjoittaneet puheenjohtajan lupauksia. Se saa Donald Trumpa enemmän aikaa, jotta hän pystyy haastamaan heitä. Mutta kun kaikki tämä tapahtuu, haluan muistaa, että Donald Trump sanoi, 2011 ja 2013,
If the president is not willing to meet with the leaders of the Senate and the leaders of the House from both political parties, that's failed leadership. And the president should be blamed for the shutdown. So to me, I'm going to play that for you in a moment. When you put this all together, seems like Donald Trump wants the shutdown also to avoid the Epstein files being released. But here, play this clip.
Ensimmäinen kysymys. Donald, meillä on paljon aikaa keskustella täällä Washingtonissa, joten kerro minulle, jos olisit presidentti, mitä olisit tehty? No, hyvin yksinkertaisesti, sinun täytyy saada kaikkea yöllä, sinun täytyy olla johtaja, presidentti täytyy johtaa. Kuulen, että demokraatit ja republikaatit ovat vaikuttaneet. Minä itse asiassa luulen, että presidentti olisi vaikuttanut. Jos siellä olisi loppu, luulen, että se olisi todella negatiivinen merkki presidenttiin Yhdysvalloissa.
He's the one that has to get people together. They're not going to be talking who the head of the House was, the head of the Senate, who's running things in Washington. So I really think the pressure is on the president. So now I'm joined by Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva from Arizona's 7th congressional district.
Yhdysvaltainen valmistaja, valmistaja, sinä olet 218. järjestelmäpäätöksentekijä Epstein-päätöksentekijöiden lopputuloksen lopputuloksen lopputuloksen lopputuloksen lopputuloksen
A congress member elect, they show up with their family, they do a nice little tour of the capital, you have a nice dinner nearby. I mean, you're stepping into a lot. We're on the eve of a government shutdown. You have Maga Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House, telling Republicans, don't show up.
september 29th and 30th the critical days before a shutdown would take place you just posted a statement you're saying i'm planning on traveling to washington dc on monday to join my democratic colleagues in demanding republicans come to the negotiating table to prevent a government shutdown and vote on the release of the epstein files we cannot allow republican dysfunction to jeopardize the economy or block long overdue accountability and congresswoman elect even though you
You're the congresswoman. I mean, you won not just even by a little. You outperformed significantly your late great father. You outperformed Kamala Harris there. I mean, the people overwhelmingly said, we want Adelita in this congressional district. I'm also hearing, though, that Maga Mike Johnson,
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Chapter 4: How does the discharge petition impact transparency regarding Epstein's files?
Olen tarkastellut esimerkkejä, joista puhutaan. Esimerkkejä ovat nyt johtaja Waukenshaw Virginia, joka oli valittu viikon ajan sydäntäisenä. Ja tämän viikon ajan vähemmän kuin 24 tuntia hän oli valittu uudelleen. Ja se oli ilmastonkysymyksiä. Se sanoo, että...
puheenjohtaja, joka esitteli hänet, että tässä on ilmaiset tulot, mutta ne eivät ole vastaanottaneet, ja ne olivat valmistuneet ilman opetusta. Joten minulle, tämän Tucsonin Chicanan, luultavasti sääntelyt ovat nyt muuttuneet kaksi viikkoa, ja me olemme pyytäneet ilmaiset tulot.
There's conversations with our Secretary of State, Fontes. I'm wondering why in two weeks the rules are so different. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I'm number 218. I don't know. You won in an overwhelming fashion as well. This is not something like, oh, it could be close. You won by over 40, 43, 44 points. Yeah, 40 points.
and the latest count, but let's talk about, we'll see what Mike Johnson does, but let's talk about the discharge petition. It's already been announced that you're going to be signing that, and so already you're going to be having a major impact, which is probably one of the reasons that it all kind of makes sense. I was not trying to get conspiratorial, I'm like, do they want to shut the government down because
Trump ei halua, että järjestelmäkysymyksiä on kirjoitettu, mutta sitten laitan sen yhdessä ja olen niin, että he eivät kertoisi sinua. Sitten on niitä kaksi päivää, joissa he lopettavat sen. Se tuntuu ainakin niin, että siellä on jonkinlainen linkki. En ole konspiraalinen, mutta miten te katsotte sen? Yritän ei olla, mutta luultavasti kaksi viikkoa sitten.
The rules were already established. This was going to be the process. And so initially we votes were scheduled on the 29th and 30th. And now Johnson has canceled those. Democrats are going to show up in Washington in full force, ready to work, ready to work for the American people. We don't want a shutdown. But, you know, when you don't have somebody willing to negotiate and talk and compromise, that's part of the problem. And so we want to make sure the Democrats want to make sure that
The community sees and the nation sees that we want to get to work and we don't want to shut down. It's disruptive. It causes chaos and instability. Many people out of work, not knowing whether they're going to get...
Whether they're going to have back pay or not. And respectfully, I can't hire staff. I won't be able to hire staff. So there are a lot of moving parts here. And the community here in Arizona, CD7, overwhelmingly wants me to be their voice in Congress. And I want to do my job.
Ajattelin, että kun puhuttiin viimeisenä, yksi asia on se, että kun katsoit ympäristöä, ihmiset olivat yllättyneitä siitä, että Magan, Trumpin ja Mikem Johnsonilla ei halunnut liittyä hallitukseen. Ihmiset olivat saapuneita siitä, että he eivät halunneet olla keskustelussa.
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Chapter 5: What are the priorities Grijalva wants to focus on in Congress?
Ja tiedätkö, niin paljon tästä maasta tapahtuu niin, että tuntuu siltä, kuin jos on tarpeeksi rahaa, voidaan pysyä oikeudesta. Jos on tarpeeksi rahaa, voidaan emigroida. Ja rauhassa järjestetään.
if you buy some trump crypto we're going to make some accommodations for you and you know your loved one that is currently serving time might be able to walk out i mean to me this is such blatant corruption and that is why so many people are so frustrated because it doesn't seem like regardless of who is
at the table negotiating something doesn't seem to change, but we are going to make a change and we're going to let you know that this election is not about me. As a border district, our community is so unique and I think that perspective is so important and it's been missing from the table in D.C. and that's why I want to get to work.
for all of their talk about the border, border, border. They don't even want to swear in you right now and follow the rules when they've got a border district congresswoman elect. They're going to change their own standards not to swear you in, which to me is very tough. Talk about the discharge petition and why it's also, you know, you think very important for you to sign this and kind of bring transparency to an area, frankly, that three months ago Trump and MAGA were saying,
They want to release these people. Right. You know, I think that this is as much about fulfilling Congress's duty as a constitutional check on this administration. And it's about demanding justice for survivors. The days of turning a blind eye to Trump must end. And so Congress needs to reestablish itself as a co-equal branch of government. And that's why I will immediately sign on to the discharge petitions that also aim to rein in Trump's authority to unilaterally impose inflation-causing tariffs and other emergency powers.
It's really important that the American people see us fighting for them. It's not just fighting against Trump. It's like, what are we fighting for? If you look at just the immoral and illegal things that are happening in this administration, Trump's family's wealth has grown three billion dollars since he's taken office. Why aren't we talking about that?
I said it's a golden age for the Trump family. They're getting rich, golden ballrooms, UFC matches, Trump's being driven in golden carriages by Windsor Palace, bailing out Argentina apparently after they said Argentina was going to make everything, you're going to be so rich, and Americans are on the precipice of...
There's some real bad indicators out there. As I'm sure you're speaking to the people in your district, people living paycheck to paycheck, people scared, things are getting more costly despite Trump saying he's eliminated inflation. So let's talk about it. You get sworn in when that happens. Let's talk about what you're going to do, your priorities, and as you mentioned, kind of not just what we're doing against Trump, but what we're doing for the people. So let the people know again your agenda in Congress.
Ongelman käsittelyyn liittyen suomalaisten tarpeiden tarpeisiin. Ympäristön turvallisuus ja turvallisuus. Työntekijöiden kohdalla ja turvallisuuden sijoittamiseen. Ympäristön kohdalla ja turvallisuuden sijoittamiseen. Ympäristön kohdalla ja turvallisuuden sijoittamiseen.
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Chapter 6: How does Grijalva view the role of Congress in holding Trump accountable?
viettämällä naisen ulos koneesta ja viettämällä hänet, joten kun näet ihmisiä, jotka ovat, tiedät, emme tiedä, mitä tapahtuu, se luultavasti näyttää kidnappauksesta ja sitten meillä on, tiedät, noin mitä, 1500 ihmisiä Aligatran Alcatrazissa yksin, missä he ovat, he ovat vain täyttyneet ja perheet eivät tiedä, missä
where their family is, who is holding Trump responsible. And when we think about what this impact has had in the last, let's say this year, and what ICE is doing, what are they going to be like next year when they have 20 times the budget? And that's why it's so important for Congress to take this
important step to say we're going to take those emergency powers and executive powers away from Trump. It is why I believe that our voice, my voice representing so many people here in southern Arizona is important because I don't know that many people understand what our average working families are going through and what our communities here on the border are experiencing. We have the devastation, people keep talking and
and scapegoating our immigrant communities. But they are the reason this nation is in the position that we're in. And when you look at the jobs reports, you look at our economy, I mean, everything seems to be going in a direction, and that's not in the direction of America being great again.
It's great to see you again, Adelita Grijalva, congresswoman-elect. Let's take off the elect, let's put just congresswoman Grijalva. Keep us posted on swearing in. That should happen immediately. We'll see what games they play, but keep us posted. Thank you so much and thank you for having me.
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