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 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 8 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
8 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
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.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 27 Aug 2026, 08:15, and will add the sides that appear.
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
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
2 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
5 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 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 29% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. 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?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- 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 8 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?
- 8 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
8 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
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2Right
5- 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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