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Former Barclays Chief Staley to Testify Before House Panel on Epstein Ties

Jes Staley, the former JPMorgan Chase executive and ex-CEO of Barclays, has agreed to a voluntary transcribed interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 23. The interview will focus on his relationship with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Staley stepped down as Barclays chief in 2021 following a British regulatory investigation into how he characterized his association with Epstein to the bank. The committee has broadened its inquiry into Epstein's financial connections, conducting interviews with former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and former Attorney General Pam Bondi. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire Leon Black are also scheduled to appear before the panel. Epstein died from a jailhouse suicide in New York in August 2019 and had been a major client of JPMorgan's private wealth division during Staley's tenure.