Overview
- Former JPMorgan and Barclays executive Jes Staley sat for a voluntary, closed-door transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, July 23, 2026, after Chairman James Comer requested his appearance.
- Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority found in 2023 that Staley misled regulators about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and barred him from senior U.K. financial roles based in part on more than 1,000 emails between the two men.
- Republican members of the committee say documents show Staley defended keeping Epstein as a JPMorgan client despite internal red flags, while committee Democrats accused Staley of being untruthful during his testimony.
- JPMorgan paid $290 million to settle a class action by Epstein’s victims and $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2023 and later reached a confidential settlement with Staley, and the Justice Department has said released Epstein files do not provide a credible basis for new federal criminal charges.
- Lawmakers plan to use the transcribed testimony and emailed records to press banks and regulators for accountability, and survivors are watching for any release of the transcript that could clarify who knew what and when.