Overview
- The House Oversight Committee made public the transcript on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, of a voluntary, closed‑door interview Staley gave on July 24 as part of its probe into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
- Staley told lawmakers he repeatedly shared market‑sensitive JPMorgan information with Epstein, including the bank’s communications with the Federal Reserve, a $44 billion private inflow figure from the 2008 crisis, his own pay details, and pending deal information.
- He said he signed documents related to an Epstein trust in 2014 and a 2015 amendment, was at one point named to a role connected to the estate, and later declined to serve and received no compensation.
- Staley acknowledged a consensual sexual encounter around 2009–2010 with a woman he described as an Epstein assistant and has repeatedly denied knowing about Epstein’s crimes while calling their relationship professional.
- Those admissions build on Staley’s 2021 resignation under U.K. regulatory scrutiny and JPMorgan’s $290 million victims’ settlement in 2023, and they increase the likelihood of further regulatory, legal, and reputational fallout as the committee continues releasing other interviews.