JP Morgan boss pressed by US senator about contact with Jeffrey Epstein

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Mon 13 Jul 2026 10.26 EDT
Last modified on Mon 13 Jul 2026 21.30 EDT


A leading Democratic senator has written to the boss of JP Morgan to request clarification on the bank’s contact with the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the senate banking committee, wrote to Jamie Dimon last week to ask if he took advice from Epstein while lobbying against a UK tax on banker bonuses, in a letter published by the committee on Monday. “It is critical that Congress and the American public fully understand the extent of any interactions the bank and you had with Epstein,” the senator wrote.

Dimon, who has been chair and chief executive of the largest US bank for two decades, told a court in 2023 he had never met Epstein and had not heard the late sex offender’s name until his 2019 arrest.

But a cache of documents released by the US Department of Justice this year has piled pressure on Dimon, one of the most powerful figures on Wall Street, and raised fresh questions about his links with Epstein.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/13/jp-morgan-boss-jamie-dimon-us-uk-jeffrey-epstein-elizabeth-warren

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Link to Sen. Warren PRESS RELEASE - Warren Presses JPMorgan CEO on Bank’s Epstein Ties Following Resurfaced Emails

Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://ct.symplicity.com/t/wrn/60ce872447bce579e996b97023cae900/239651762/realurl=https://www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2026.07.10%20Letter%20to%20Dimon%20re%20Epstein_hx81jqhn257l.pdf

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[Cheezoholic]

1. Don't mess with the banks man. They'll crash the economy and put their hands out again

A whole new generation of suckers coming of age. Trust me, they're working them somehow as we speak. They may not get another chance until the mid 30's or later to rape everyone.

[Goonch]

2. ;-{) THIS

[CBHagman]

3. Thank you for posting this. I hadn't been following this story.

I'd note this passage in The Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/13/jp-morgan-boss-jamie-dimon-us-uk-jeffrey-epstein-elizabeth-warren

A 2009 email emerged this year as part of the Epstein files, which appeared to show the disgraced financier asking the former Labour minister Peter Mandelson if Dimon should lobby the UK chancellor, Alistair Darling, in an attempt to dissuade him from introducing a tax on banker bonuses.

Mandelson replied that Dimon should “mildly threaten” the chancellor – and the banker is reported to have subsequently spoken to Darling. Dimon allegedly pointed out that JP Morgan was a big UK employer and purchaser of government bonds, and threatened to cancel investment in new London headquarters.

Mandelson was sacked as US ambassador last September because of revelations about his close friendship with Epstein.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Epstein was well financed by these bsnks

From Warren's inquiry letter (the whole thing is a good summary) -

(snip)

Epstein’s client relationship with JPMorgan spanned from 1998 to 2013, overlapping with your
tenure as CEO, which began in 2006. During this period, Epstein would become a highly
profitable client for the bank. In 2003, JPMorgan is reported to have made $8 million in fees off
Epstein, “the biggest revenue generator” among a certain class of investor clients.3 Epstein (and
his companies and associates) opened at least 134 accounts, processed over $1 billion in
transactions, and brought in several lucrative clients.4

(snip)

Warren's info request fie by July 24, 2026 -

(snip)

In light of this new reporting and the release of new materials by the Department of Justice
(DOJ) in response to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, I seek additional information regarding
JPMorgan and your relationship with Epstein. I request answers to the following questions no
later than July 24, 2026:

1. Did you, or any other JPMorgan employee, direct or otherwise collaborate with Epstein
to lobby U.K. officials regarding the bankers’ bonus tax proposal? If so, was Epstein
compensated by you, Jes Staley, or JPMorgan, directly or indirectly, for this service?

2. Did you ever call then-Chancellor Darling regarding the U.K. bankers’ bonus tax?
13 Financial Times, “JPMorgan should ‘threaten’ UK over banker tax, Mandelson told Epstein,” Jim Packard,
February 1, 2026, https://www.ft.com/content/91e8142a-3d4c-4222-a5ad-6548fc9907d1.

3. Did Epstein or any JPMorgan employee, advise you to “mildly threaten” then-Chancellor
Darling to reduce the bonus tax? If applicable, which JPMorgan employee?

4. Please provide copies of JPMorgan’s policies and procedures related to retaining external
lobbyists in both the U.K. and U.S.

5. Provide copies of any communications, including but not limited to emails, texts, or
phone records, between you and Peter Mandelson, Jes Staley and Alistair Darling
regarding the U.K. bankers’ bonus tax proposal.

6. During Epstein’s 15-year long relationship with JPMorgan, you served as CEO for about
seven years. At one point, Epstein became one of JPMorgan’s most profitable clients –
opening at least 134 accounts, processing over $1 billion in transactions, and recruiting
other wealthy clients. You have repeatedly denied under oath that you did not know
Epstein existed until his 2019 arrest and that you have never met with Epstein. In your
experience, is it typical that a CEO would not have any awareness of their firm’s top
clients?

(snip)

[Scruffy1]

5. Sounds like she's not buying Dimon's BS.

He always seems to get preferential treatment for some reason. Even when JP took a multi billion dollar hit for stupid risk taking he just kept lying his ass off and skated.o