Jes Staley And The Transcripts From His Epstein Related Trip To Congress (Part 14) (9/7/26)

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2:01What's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we're gonna pick up where we left off with Jess Staley and the transcript from his trip to Congress. Question, why then ask Steve Cutler to hear Mr. Epstein out if you think they should have acted differently in retaining him as a client? Answer, I think one doesn't have to do it the other. Just having the Chief Counsel or bank listen to Jeffrey Epstein before the bank bakes or as the bank makes its decision, what to do with his accounts made sense. The bank would be most informed, the most senior officer responsible for it would be informed and they would hopefully make the right decision. Question, did you ever loan Mr. Epstein money? Answer no. Question, are you aware of Mr. Epstein exerting influence on JP Morgan to convince them to grant loans? Answer no. Question, did Mr. Epstein ever procure loans for Leon Black from JP Morgan?

3:01Answer, did he ever procure loans? Leon Black borrowed in his own right. Question, did Mr. Epstein say anything to JP Morgan to influence their granting of a loan to Leon Black? Answer, not that I'm aware of. Question, were you involved in any loans for Leon Black? Answer directly no. Question, how are you involved indirectly? Answer indirectly? No, I was not involved with loans to Leon Black. Question, who would have been responsible for handling loans to Mr. Black? Answer his bankers in the credit department? Question and who was his banker? Answer, I don't know. Question was adjusted Nelson? Answer, it could have been at one point yes. Question, did you ever speak to Mr. Nelson about loans for Leon Black? Answer, not that I can recall, no. Question, did Mr. Epstein speak with Mr. Nelson about loans for Leon Black? Answer, not that I'm aware of. Question, did you ever ask JP Morgan to grant Mr. Epstein a loan?

4:03Answer, no. I know he asked for a loan, but I believe it was no, but no, I did not ask the bank to grant Epstein a loan. Question, what did he ask for a loan for? Answer again, I'm not sure. I think at one point he asked whether the bank would extend credit to a modeling agency. Question, how did you become aware of that? Answer, I don't know. My recollection is through the press. Question, were you ever made aware of his request for a line of credit during your time at JP Morgan? Answer, I believe so, yes. Question, who would have told you? Answer, I don't know. Question, did you work on granting this line of credit? Answer, no. Question, the New York Times has reported that JP Morgan provided financial backing for Mr. Epstein to help Jean-Luc Brunel start a modeling agency called MC-squared. Some of Epstein's underage victims said MC-squared lured them to the United States with the prospect of paid modeling work, and Brunel was arrested in France in 2022 for charges of raping teenage girls.

5:07Who authorized that line of credit? Answer, I don't know. Question, have you ever met anyone who worked for MC-squared? Answer, no. Question, have you ever met Jean-Luc Brunel? Answer, no. Question, were you aware of the DOJ's investigation into whether Mr. Brunel's MC-squared modeling agency was feeding girls and women into Mr. Epstein's suspected sex trafficking ring? Answer, no. Question, was anyone aware of this investigation at JP Morgan? Answer, I don't know. Question, did Mr. Epstein ever try to secure banking ties at Barclay in any way once he became CEO? Answer, no. Question, did you ever discuss Barclays with Mr. Epstein? Answer, yes. Question, what did you discuss? Answer, we discussed the discussions I had with Barclay in 2012. And then I told Epstein when I was offered the job in 2015 that I'd see Saul contact and relationship with him. Question, did Mr. Epstein ask why? Answer, no.

6:07I think it was obvious why. Question had it he respond. Answer, he understood. Question, were you when you told them? Answer, I believe I was in New York, it was by phone. Question, okay. A crucial part of the committee's investigation is to better understand how Epstein and Maxwell use their connections to prominent individuals to curry favor and shield themselves from scrutiny. I'm going to read you a list of names. Please say yes or no to the following question. Then I'll ask you to elaborate. The question is, have you ever met or communicated with any of the following people regarding any crimes committed by a Jeffrey Epstein or a Glyan Maxwell? Frederick Fokai, answer, no. Question Philip Levine? Answer, can you ask a question again? Question, yes. The question is, have you ever met or communicated with any of the following people regarding any crime committed by Jeffrey Epstein or a Glyan Maxwell? Frederick Fokai, answer, no. Question Philip Levine? Answer, no.

7:09Question, Andrew Mountbatten-Winzor, formerly known as Prince Andrew? Answer, let's come back to his name. Question Sultan Ahmed Bin-Sulamon? Answer, no. Question Jean-Luc Brunel? Answer, no. Leon Black? Answer, no. Question Terry Rob Larson? Answer, go back to his name again, please. Question, okay. Terry Rob Larson? Answer, no. Question George Mitchell? Answer, no. Question Glenn Dubin? Answer, let's go back to him as well. Question Eva Anderson-Duven? Answer, back to her as well. Question Sergei Brinn? Answer, no. Mort Zuckerman? No. Peter Mandelson? No. Andrew Farcus? No. Boris Nicolich? No. David Gergen? No. Larry Summers? No. Less Wexner? No. Jack Hessler? No. Steven Sinovsky? No. Kathy Rumler? No. Harvey Weinstein? No. Woody Allen? No. Bill Gates? No. Elon Musk?

8:09No. Bill Richardson? No. Ariane Dorothchild? No. Any other member of the Rothschild family? Answer, no. Question President Bill Clinton? Answer, no. Question Secretary Hillary Clinton? Answer, no. Question Doug Bande? Answer, no. Question Ted Wait? Answer, no. Question Ehud Barak? Answer, no. Question Benjamin Netanyahu? Answer, no. Question, OK, returning to, they get cut off by Staley. Answer, if you can ask a question again, question sure. Have you ever met or communicated with any of the following people regarding the crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein or Glein Maxwell? Answer, OK. Question Andrew Mountbatten-Winzor? Formally known as Prince Andrew. Answer, no. Question Leon Black? Answer, skip it. We'll go back to that. Question Glendoubyn? Answer, no. Question Eva Anderson-Doubyn? You could also tell us what you do know, and that would be helpful for the committee's investigation.

9:12Answer, do I know? Question, if you recall speaking to them at different time periods about the crimes, anything you recall? Question, no. I think I would have talked to Glenn and Eva. I think I had. I think I talked to Leon Black. So those three, yes, let's keep going. And that's interesting. Considering all the people that he said he talked to, were considered co-conspirators. Were considered people who took part in the abuse. And you know what they say, right? Fellow travelers and all. Question, so regarding Leon Black, what did you discuss? Answer, I think we discussed again the crimes that Epstein was brought down with. And I think that's what I think we discussed. Question and one was this. Answer, I don't know exactly when it was. Question, was it after his 2008 conviction? Answer, oh, yes, yes. Question, where were you? Answer, I don't recall. Question, who else was present? Answer, I don't think anybody was. Question, what did Leon Black say? Answer, I don't recall. Question, what was his attitude towards Mr. Epstein's conviction?

10:15Answer, oh, I think I don't. I'm not going to characterize, I don't know. Question, how did you perceive his reaction to be? Answer, I think we were all. It was terrible that he was convicted of. And it was a horrible thing what Epstein did. I think we both responded to how we both knew him. And both responded to how terrible his actions were or what he did. Are you talking about 2019? Question, it could be 2019. Any of the crimes Mr. Epstein, Glenn Maxwell, have you discussed them with Leon Black? Answer, 2019, no. Question, Glenn Dubin? Answer, I don't again, 2019, I'm sorry. It's possibly it was 2019. Question, and when would this have been? Answer with Glenn Dubin? Question, when you would have discussed the 2019 crimes with Leon Black? Answer, I don't recall. Question, but you recall you did discuss them with Mr. Black? Answer, 2019, crimes, yeah. I don't recall if I did, so I would scratch Leon Black. I would say with Glenn and Eva Dubin.

11:16Question, but you did meet with Mr. Black about the 2008 conviction? Answer, I met with Leon Black about business and other things, and we may have talked about it. We did meet them for that purpose of talking about 2008 or 2019. Question, what did you discuss with Glenn Dubin? Answer, Glenn and Eva, and I are good friends. I think we just talked about Epstein overall. We didn't talk any specifics about the crimes committed and whatnot, but just it impacted both of our lives dramatically, and I think we talked about that. Question, how did it impact their lives dramatically? Answer, I think both the Dubins and I have been ostracized by part of society, have been excluded from institutions that we were part of before. So investments that we've made, we've had to turn away from. Well, here's an idea. Stop abusing people while you're hanging out with Epstein. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk. This is Rick Burgess from the Rick Burgess Show. I want to talk to you for a second about something most of us put on autopilot, car insurance. If you're just letting your policy auto renew year after year without shopping around,

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14:20There are hundreds of hotel resorts, pools and spots and private beaches that you can enjoy. You can spend the day at a luxury resort, pool, spa, massage without booking an overnight stay. And listen, I may have only been like 15 minutes from home, but it felt like it was a whole different world. And I'm thinking this is exactly what I needed. So just go to resortpass.com, choose your resort, choose your day, luxury resort day passes start at just $25. Once you post your daycation, people are going to ask where you are. Go to resortpass.com slash almost famous and use the promo code almost famous to get $20 off when you spend $100. That's code almost famous at resortpass.com slash almost famous. Then how did you or have you met Benjamin Netanyahu answer once question where was this? Answer in the prime minister's office in Israel. Question who else was present. Answer just me.

15:20Question did Mr. Cuts him off. Staley. I think he had like a secretary there as well. Question did Mr. Epstein facilitate the meeting? Answer yes he did. Question why? Answer I asked him to. Question why? Answer I asked him to. He knew I was trying to meet with the prime minister and I was having difficulty getting on his calendar and I mentioned that to Epstein and then I met with the prime minister. Question what was Mr. Epstein's relationship to Benjamin Netanyahu answer I think he knew him that's all question how would you characterize our relationship answer I didn't know I wouldn't characterize it. Question why would you ask Mr. Epstein to help you get on the calendar answer I think that he had a relationship with individuals in Israel you knew who would rock well and I think he may have mentioned that he knew Benjamin Netanyahu so I asked if he could help get me a meeting and when did you meet with Mr. Netanyahu answer I don't recall question why were you attempting to get on his calendar answer I was visiting Israel on business and

16:21I thought it would be of interest to me with the prime minister question would you say this was around March 2011 answer it could have been question what did you discuss at the meeting answer I just think we talked about the Middle East and geopolitics nothing specific question why would Benjamin Netanyahu agree to meet with you when there was no set topic what did he believe the reason was for the meeting answer it's possible I don't want to speculate it was a long time ago question why was he also interested meeting with you answer this is 2011 question uh-huh answer I was a senior executive of JP Morgan JP Morgan had a lot of business in the Middle East Miss Tolin so you were meeting him on behalf of JP Morgan stale yes question have you ever met with Benjamin Netanyahu with Mr. Epstein answer no all right folks we're gonna wrap up right here and in the next episode we're gonna pick up with question what was Mr. Epstein's relationship with Elhoud Barak all the information that goes

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