Jes Staley told US lawmakers he shared bank data with Jeffrey Epstein
Former JPMorgan executive's statements released in a congressional transcript detail his relationship with the late financier.
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JPMorgan executive Jes Staley told Congress he shared confidential bank information with Jeffrey Epstein, as lawmakers investigate the convicted sex offender’s ties to political and business elites.
Photograph: Times of India (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley told U.S. lawmakers he shared confidential and market-sensitive bank information with Jeffrey Epstein.
- Staley was named as a trustee of Epstein's estate, according to a transcript released by the U.S. Congress House Oversight Committee.
- Staley described one sexual encounter with an assistant of Jeffrey Epstein as consensual.
- JPMorgan Chase has denied being complicit with Epstein’s criminal activities.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 14 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 15 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
55/100
Hype
45/100
15 sources · methodology
Missing from the left
Only 2 of the 14 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
Former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley told U.S. lawmakers that he repeatedly shared confidential and market-sensitive bank information with Jeffrey Epstein. Staley's statements were revealed in a transcript of his interview with the U.S. Congress House Oversight Committee, released by the committee. The transcript also shows Staley was named as a trustee of Epstein's estate.
Staley also described one sexual encounter he had with an assistant of Jeffrey Epstein as consensual. The bank itself has denied being complicit with Epstein’s criminal activities.
Disagreement on Staley's authority
The Straits Times reported that Staley said he believed he had the authority to share information when he considered it appropriate. None of the other reports mention Staley's assertion of authority.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports printed below mention that JPMorgan Chase has denied being complicit with Epstein’s criminal activities. The centre-rated reports included this denial.
Coverage settled. We checked this 94 times and stopped on 1 Sept 2026, 09:30. The figures above are what it finished at.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
2 rated outlets
We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Centre
6 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports from WTVB and Reuters both led with former JPMorgan Chase executive Jes Staley telling U.S. lawmakers he repeatedly shared confidential and market-sensitive bank information with Jeffrey Epstein. Both reports also stated that Staley was named as a trustee of Epstein's estate, citing the transcript released by the U.S. Congress House Oversight Committee.
Right
6 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from the Times of India, The Straits Times, New York Post, and Just the News focused on different aspects of Staley's relationship with Epstein and his interview. The Times of India's headline asked what Staley shared and why Congress was asking questions. The Straits Times reported that Staley believed he had the authority to share information. The New York Post highlighted Staley's description of a sexual encounter with Epstein's assistant as consensual. Just the News's headline noted the release of the interview transcript and mentioned the bank's denial of complicity.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Jes Staley told US lawmakers he shared bank data with Jeffrey Epstein?
- Of the 14 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 43% are rated centre, 43% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Jes Staley told US lawmakers he shared bank data with Jeffrey Epstein left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 14 rated outlets on this story, 14% are rated left, 43% are rated centre, 43% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Jes Staley told US lawmakers he shared bank data with Jeffrey Epstein biased?
- Jes Staley told US lawmakers he shared bank data with Jeffrey Epstein is one event reported by 15 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Jes Staley told US lawmakers he shared bank data with Jeffrey Epstein?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Jes Staley told US lawmakers he shared bank data with Jeffrey Epstein?
- 15 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Jes Staley admit to sharing with Jeffrey Epstein?
- Former JPMorgan executive Jes Staley told U.S. lawmakers he repeatedly shared confidential and market-sensitive bank information with Jeffrey Epstein. This information was revealed in a transcript of his interview with the U.S. Congress House Oversight Committee.
- What was Jes Staley's role in Jeffrey Epstein's estate?
- According to a transcript released by the U.S. Congress House Oversight Committee, Jes Staley was named as a trustee of Jeffrey Epstein's estate. Staley's statements to lawmakers were detailed in this transcript.
- Did JPMorgan Chase have any involvement with Epstein's activities?
- JPMorgan Chase has denied being complicit with Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activities. This denial was reported by centre-rated outlets that covered the story, though not by the right-rated reports in this comparison.
Read it at the source
15 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
2- Lloyds (LSE: LLOY), Commerzbank (XTRA: CBK) And NatWest (LSE: NWG) Face Governance Scrutiny As Jes Staley Revelations Reshape European Bank Investing (opens foreignpolicyjournal.com in a new tab)
foreignpolicyjournal.com — is foreignpolicyjournal.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Former JPMorgan exec admits visiting Jeffrey Epstein island, sexual relationship with Epstein assistant, but insists was clueless about his crimes (opens We Got This Covered in a new tab)
We Got This Covered — is We Got This Covered biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
6- Ex-JPMorgan exec says he shared market-sensitive bank info with Epstein | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Star Advertiser in a new tab)
Star Advertiser — is Star Advertiser biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Jes Staley Admits to Sharing Market-Sensitive and Confidential JP Morgan Data with Epstein, Lawmakers Say (opens RadarOnline in a new tab)
RadarOnline — is RadarOnline biased? Our profile of this outlet
- 4 takeaways from Jes Staley’s Epstein testimony (opens Banking Dive in a new tab)
Banking Dive — is Banking Dive biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Takeaways from Jes Staley’s testimony about Epstein (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Hindustan Times — is Hindustan Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Former JPMorgan executive Staley says he shared confidential bank information with Epstein (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- Former JPMorgan executive Staley says he shared confidential bank information with Epstein (opens Reuters in a new tab)
Right
6- New Epstein Bombshell as Ex-JPMorgan Exec Testifies (opens Analyzing America in a new tab)
Analyzing America — is Analyzing America biased? Our profile of this outlet
- What JPMorgan executive Jes Staley shared with Jeffrey Epstein and why Congress is asking questions (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Former JPMorgan executive Staley says he shared confidential bank information with Epstein (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The Straits Times — is The Straits Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ex-Barclays chief Jes Staley details his ‘intimate encounter’ with Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant (opens New York Post in a new tab)
New York Post — is New York Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- House Oversight Committee releases transcript of interview with Jes Staley over ties to Epstein (opens Just the News in a new tab)
Just the News — is Just the News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Former JPMorgan Exec: Shared Secret Bank Info with Epstein (opens Newsmax in a new tab)
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