JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon - What Did He Know, When Did He Know It?

 Anyone who has been deposed knows this: Good lawyers keep reframing the same question until they an shake loose the statements they are going after. 

So, the deposition of JPMorgan Chase's head Jamie Dimon by a lawyer such as Brad Edwards could result in releasing sensitive information. That could be about what Dimon might have known and when he had known it related to the financial instiution's relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Five of the years (2000 - 2013) included those after that conviction. 

The deposition is connected to the legal action against JPMorgan alleging it enabled Epstein's sex trafficking. Interestingly the court mandated release of documents relating to Dimon covering years after which Epstein was no longer a client (2015 - 2019). Should we smell a smoking gun?

Dating back to Watergate days one mindset has been: What did X know and when did they know it? 

Another meme has been: Follow the money.

It's what we may also be asking currently about Dimon as well as other top executives at JPMorgan. Could The Epstein Saga trigger the fall of yet another major player? Or even multiple players?

Caught in that kind of reversal of fortune have already been Leon Black, Prince Andrew, Ghislaine Maxell, and Jos Staley. The latter is a JPMorgan leader who has already stepped down.

In my coaching I warn the ambitious to monitor the tradeoffs they might be making in pursuing their professional goals. One client spent two years in prison.

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