JPMorgan admits closing accounts linked to Donald Trump

JPMorgan Chase has confirmed that it terminated bank accounts belonging to former US resident Donald Trump and several businesses associated with him in the weeks following the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol. The bank’s disclosure was made through a recent court filing in response to an ongoing lawsuit brought by Trump against both JPMorgan and its CEO, Jamie Dimon. Trump’s suit seeks $5bn in damages and claims that his accounts were closed due to political motivations, which he argues interrup ...