Mike Johnson Promises Lawmakers Will Be Sworn In Peacefully as Trump Offers $1 Million for Fraud Tips

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would swear in newly elected lawmakers according to the constitutional process, even as Donald Trump publicized a $1 million offer for information about voter fraud. Johnson made the remarks in response to a question from congressional reporter Mychael Schnell, who later shared a clip of the exchange on X. “Of course, we’ll have a peaceful transfer of power,” Johnson said. He added that he expected Republicans to keep their House majority and that he would remain Speaker. Pointing to his experience as a constitutional attorney, he said that once a state certifies its congressional election results, the elected members are to be administered the oath on January 3. Johnson did not explain what had prompted the question. The article says it came amid Democratic concerns about whether a future Republican-led House might refuse to seat Democratic members. Johnson’s answer was a promise to follow the Constitution and swear in those present after state certification. The exchange came a day after Trump announced a proposed reward in a Truth Social post. Trump said anyone reporting voter fraud in past elections or the upcoming 2026 midterms would receive $1 million if the report led to an arrest and conviction. He repeated the offer to reporters before departing for a campaign rally in Mississippi. The article notes that Trump did not specify how the reward would be funded or administered, where tips should be submitted, or who would determine whether a claim qualified. It also says he did not identify an agency responsible for paying rewards or cite the legal authority for the arrangement. Trump’s announcement followed repeated public claims about election security, including a July statement that he had found vulnerabilities in voting systems, according to the report. With Republicans holding a narrow House majority, the offer arrived during a campaign season in which Trump was increasingly focused on the midterms. Johnson, meanwhile, expressed confidence that his party would retain control while promising that the swearing-in process would proceed peacefully.