NYT Discovers Wyden Investigating JPMorgan Chase... Years Later
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), who received $2,000 from JPMorgan Chase in 2020 through his Wyden for Senate campaign, is now, according to the New York Times, 'pressing' for an investigation into the bank's alleged facilitation of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. This belated concern emerges years after Epstein’s death and after a significant victim's lawsuit against the bank concluded in 2023. One might
wonder if the concern for financial oversight only truly solidifies once the legal and reputational damage has already been widely disseminated by independent journalists and civil lawsuits, rather than by timely congressional action. We're told Wyden 'wants answers,' which is reassuring, given that many of those questions were screaming to be asked a decade ago. It seems the legislative branch
operates on a different clock for financial titans – a clock where accountability is less about prevention and more about post-mortem damage control, ensuring headlines rather than actual justice.