Trump sues JPMorgan for $5bn over account closure after Capitol riot
JPMorgan Chase the lawsuit has "no merit" and the bank "does not close accounts for political or religious reasons".
Last updated: 2026-01-22 20:52:25 ET
JPMorgan Chase the lawsuit has "no merit" and the bank "does not close accounts for political or religious reasons".
The lawsuit, citing “political discrimination,” said the banking giant told President Trump shortly after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol that it...
The lawsuit escalates a series of confrontations between the president and the leader of the country's biggest bank.
Chase Bank closed Trump's accounts on the heels of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and the president exiting the White House later that same month.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Florida state court in Miami, claims JPMorgan severed Trump’s banking ties in early 2021 for political reasons.
JPMorgan Chase says President Trump's lawsuit "has no merit."
President Donald Trump filed suit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, over allegedly closing his accounts.
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