Jes Staley’s lawyers hit out at ‘slanderous’ attacks by JP Morgan

Allegations that ex-Barclays boss aided sex trafficking operations run by Jeffrey Epstein labelled ‘baseless but serious’

Lawyers working for Jes Staley have accused JP Morgan of “slanderous” attacks against the ex-Barclays boss, saying allegations that he aided sex trafficking operations run by the late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein were “baseless but serious”.

Staley’s lawyer made the comments in a Manhattan district court filing as he urged a judge to give his client more time to review thousands of documents related to JP Morgan’s lawsuit against him, and sever that case from two lawsuits lodged against the US bank over its alleged role in aiding Epstein’s crimes.