Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Tuesday threatened legal action against House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., if he continues to avoid swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz.

Though Grijalva won a special election in late September, taking over the seat previously held by her late father, Raul Grijalva, she has not been sworn in yet. An aide for Johnson previously said that the government shutdown was preventing Johnson from swearing her in, while Johnson said he is ready to swear her in “as soon as she wants.”

On Tuesday, Mayes released a statement accusing Johnson of playing “political games” and willful “delay” in swearing in Grijalva.

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“Today, my office is sending a letter to Speaker Johnson demanding he do so,” the statement read. “We are keeping every option o

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