



Trump slams Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan. Why he plans to sue the bank.
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Donald Trump lambasted JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon in a social media post Saturday, saying he plans to sue the bank for allegedly closing his accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S.
Capitol. “I’ll be suing JPMorgan Chase over the next two weeks for incorrectly and inappropriately DEBANKING me after the January 6th Protest," Trump wrote on Truth Social. The White House and JPMorgan Chase didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The president signed an executive order last August requiring banks to ensure they aren’t refusing financial services to clients based on religious or political beliefs. The order appeared to stem his from own gripes about the banking system. Just days before signing the order, Trump alleged that both JPMorgan and Bank of America had rejected him as a customer, saying JPMorgan had closed his accounts after decades of banking with the company.
Both banks previously told Barron’s they never close people’s accounts for political reasons. In the same Truth Social post Saturday, Trump also denied rumors he’d offered Dimon the position of Federal Reserve Chair. “The problem is, I have Scott Bessent doing a fantastic job, A SUPERSTAR — Why would I give it to Jamie?" Trump proclaimed, referencing the Treasury Secretary.
“No such offer was made there, or even thought of, either." Earlier this week, Dimon himself said he would never consider the position. “Absolutely, positively no chance, no way, no how, for any reason," the CEO said at an event held by the U.S. Commerce Department on Jan.
15. He indicated he was open to the role of Treasury Secretary instead. The topic of Fed independence has come increasingly into focus
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