[0:00]While Mr. Staley was at JP Morgan, there was internal discussions, according to some
[0:08]of the documents that we received, that JP Morgan was concerned about Epstein as a client,
[0:14]that he was a high-risk client.
[0:16]But Jess Staley was the one person who continued to defend Epstein with that firm.
[0:22]So we're going to ask a lot of questions about that.
[0:24]We also have some emails and messages between Mr. Staley and some of the survivors.
[0:31]So we have a lot of questions about that.
[0:33]So I'll be happy to answer any questions before the interview, but we'll certainly update
[0:38]you throughout the day.
[0:39]How long has Dershowitz failed to appear before your committee on Monday, and you
[0:44]called that unacceptable?
[0:45]Have you heard from him?
[0:46]We're communicating with the attorneys, and we expect Mr. Dershowitz to come in
[0:50]very soon.
[0:52]In Mr. Staley's relationship with Epstein, do you think it impacted business for the
[0:57]banks?
[0:58]That what now?
[0:59]Did it impact business?
[1:01]Well, we know that, you know, I was on a bank board, and sometimes you get the
[1:07]suspicious activity reports and different things that flag certain things for certain
[1:12]clients.
[1:13]It appears that within JP Morgan, there were red flags about Epstein, but Mr. Staley is
[1:24]on record defending Epstein and encouraging JP Morgan to keep him as a client.
[1:32]So we have a lot of questions about that.
[1:34]And if Mr. Dershowitz fails to appear before September 2nd, would you subpoena
[1:39]him?
[1:40]We're going to do everything we can to get Mr. Dershowitz here.
[1:43]Did his counsel provide any reason as to why he did not?
[1:46]They did not.
[1:47]They did not.
[1:48]Any other?
[1:49]Any other updates on Todd Blanchard?
[1:51]We fully expect Todd Blanchard to come in as soon as he's confirmed, so whenever
[1:56]that confirmation date happens, hopefully we'll be announcing a date for Todd Blanchard
[2:01]to come in to answer questions for the committee.
[2:04]Any other people you are seeking to ask?
[2:07]The big one's Leon Black.
[2:08]And I will say this, I subpoenaed some non-disclosure agreements for Mr. Black.
[2:16]We fully expect them to arrive tomorrow.
[2:19]So we'll...
[2:20]If you don't mind, can you repeat the answer you gave me just now on JP Morgan
[2:23]Chase because of the phone ringing?
[2:25]Yeah, sure.
[2:26]So ask the question again.
[2:27]The question was, what did the relationship that Staley and Jeff Epstein had, how
[2:34]do you think that impacted the banks?
[2:36]You were talking about the red flags.
[2:38]So, banks get red flags, they get suspicious activity reports on certain customers from
[2:43]time to time.
[2:44]That doesn't mean they're guilty, obviously everybody has due process, but we know
[2:47]that Jeff Staley was the one that defended Epstein with JP Morgan because, again,
[2:54]the bank was flagged that Epstein may be an issue, but again, Staley was the one,
[3:01]we know this, that defended Epstein time and time again in front of JP Morgan
[3:06]regardless of all the red flags to keep him as a client.
[3:10]And just go back to Todd Blanch, you said that he'll appear as soon as he's confirmed,
[3:15]so if he's not confirmed by the Senate, he will not appear before your committee?
[3:18]Absolutely.
[3:19]Yeah.
[3:20]Once he's confirmed, he'll be in front of the committee.
[3:22]That is the only condition you are...
[3:24]That's the only condition.
[3:26]I'm confident Todd Blanch will be in front of our committee.
[3:29]I fully expect Todd Blanch to be in front of the committee.
[3:31]And remember, he was in front of the committee and the Democrats stormed out.
[3:36]So they didn't ask him a single question.
[3:38]And when he and Pam Bondi came in front of our committee, I brought them in.
[3:44]That was attorney general and deputy attorney general.
[3:46]Pam Bondi said there that she had turned everything over to Todd Blanch,
[3:50]that Todd Blanch was in charge of the Epstein investigation.
[3:53]And none of the Democrats heard that because they all stormed out
[3:56]and tried to race to get on MSNBC to be offended and outraged.
[4:00]It's just another example of the difficulty in doing a credible investigation
[4:05]with some Democrat members that are constantly on the lookout for the next stunt
[4:09]to get them on MSNBC.
[4:11]All right, thank you all.
[4:13]Thank you.
[7:35]Just be careful.