Former Barclays Chief Executive Jes Staley will testify on Thursday in a closed-door U.S. congressional hearing over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as lawmakers probe the late convicted sex offender’s ties with political and business elites.
Background
Staley will appear before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as part of its investigation into Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Staley became CEO of top British lender Barclays in 2015 and resigned in 2021 after a dispute with the British financial regulator over how he described his ties to Epstein.
In June 2025, Staley lost his appeal against a Financial Conduct Authority industry ban for misleading the British regulator about those ties. In that case, the FCA cited a cache of over 1,000 emails between Staley and Epstein, in which Staley described their friendship as “profound” and referred to Epstein as “family.”
Staley said he had no recollection of those emails. He has maintained he had a close professional relationship with Epstein, but was unaware of his crimes. Staley is also facing a lawsuit in Los Angeles that claims he and Barclays defrauded shareholders about his relationship with Epstein.
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