What Has André Carson Done On the Epstein Files?

He Sits on the Intelligence Committee. His Response Was a Tweet.

Wednesday, April 22

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Indianapolis, IN — Americans deserve the truth about Jeffrey Epstein.

 

Not a summary. Not an overly redacted file. Not a carefully managed release designed to protect the powerful. The full truth about who was involved, what they knew, what was done to the victims, and why the system protected the perpetrators for so long. Truth, justice, and accountability aren’t partisan issues. They’re the baseline obligation of a government that claims to serve the people.

 

André Carson sits on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. That committee has subpoena authority. It has the power to demand classified briefings. It has the jurisdiction and the tools to force disclosure on exactly the kind of question the Epstein files represent, a systemic failure of accountability involving powerful people and compromised institutions.

 

His response was a post on X.

 

"Enough. Survivors deserve accountability." That was the statement. It was posted to social media. It required nothing. It risked nothing. It produced nothing.

 

No subpoena was issued. No classified briefing was formally requested through the committee. No floor speech was delivered. No legislation was introduced. No hearing was called. The members who have actually fought for Epstein disclosure—Ro Khanna, Thomas Massie, Jamie Raskin, Nancy Mace, Pramila Jayapal, several of whom personally reviewed unredacted files and read names on the House floor—didn’t do so with tweets. They used every tool available to them and made this a public fight.

 

Carson used none of those tools. He posted and moved on.

 

Indiana has produced members of Congress with genuine national stature who were willing to do the hard, unglamorous work of accountability at the highest level. The late Congressman Lee Hamilton—one of Indiana's most consequential representatives—chaired the 9/11 Commission. He understood that truth and accountability aren’t optional when institutions fail. He did the work regardless of who it implicated or how powerful they were.

 

What the Epstein files demand is that same standard—a 9/11 Commission-level reckoning that pursues the full truth without regard for political consequence. The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse deserve nothing less. The American public deserves nothing less.

 

André Carson has a seat on the Intelligence Committee and the tools to fight for that accountability. A tweet is not a fight.

 

"The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse deserve truth, justice, and accountability and not just a social media post," Hornedo said. "Indiana produced Lee Hamilton, who chaired the 9/11 Commission and showed what it looks like when a member of Congress takes accountability seriously. André Carson sits on the Intelligence Committee with every tool available to force disclosure and has used none of them. A tweet is not oversight. Indianapolis deserves a congressman with the stature and the will to do the hard work rather than just the easy post."

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This is part of the Hornedo campaign's daily accountability series, What Has André Carson Done?, running through May 1st. Learn more at georgehornedo.com.

 

Indianapolis deserves more than a vote in Washington. It deserves a congressman who uses the full platform of the office to fight for federal resources, to force the conversation at every level of government, and to show up for this community before the cameras arrive. That's the standard. That's what's been missing.

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RECORD CHECK: The Center for Effective Lawmaking ranks Congressman Carson 197th out of 220 House Democrats in legislative effectiveness. Of his claimed 22 bills signed into law, 2 are standalone enacted bills—the Ariel Rios Federal Building naming and the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site Act. 

 

73% of Congressman Carson's campaign funding comes from PACs, much of it from corporate PACs including AES Indiana, BlackRock, and defense contractors. Only 7% comes from small-dollar donors.

 

When Julia Carson held this seat, Indianapolis was a competitive Democratic stronghold that helped power statewide wins. Under André Carson, the 7th Congressional District has become the worst in Indiana for voter turnout and Democrats haven't won statewide since 2012.