WASHINGTON — The Arizona secretary of state on Tuesday certified the election of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, a Democrat who won a special election 22 days ago in her state.

But Speaker Mike Johnson is still refusing to seat her while he keeps the House out of session during the government shutdown.

So on Wednesday morning, a group of Arizona lawmakers gathered in front of the Capitol and accused Johnson of protecting pedophiles, obstructing the will of voters and taking an unprecedented political action in refusing to perform the simple ministerial duty of swearing in an elected member of Congress.

“This delay is not procedural, it is intentional,” said Grijalva, who is poised to provide the final signature needed to force a floor vote on whether to demand that the Trump administration

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