Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley agrees to July 23 interview about Jeffrey Epstein by Oversight panel

Jes Staley , the former JPMorgan Chase executive and ex- Barclays CEO, has agreed to be interviewed on about his relationship with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on July 23 by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , a spokesman for the panel confirmed Sunday.

The Financial Times first reported that Staley accepted the invitation for a voluntary transcribed interview extended to him three weeks ago by Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky.

The Oversight panel has been conducting a series of interviews with high-profile people about Epstein, including former President Bill Clinton , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick .

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was interviewed by the committee on Friday about the Department of Justice's handling of the release of its files about Epstein.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is scheduled to be interviewed by the Oversight committee on June 10 about his dealings with Epstein.

Billionaire Leon Black is reportedly scheduled to be interviewed by the panel on June 26, and Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler is reportedly scheduled to be interviewed on July 15.

Staley was a friend of Epstein, who had been a major client of JPMorgan's private wealth and asset management divisions when Staley ran them.

Epstein, a former friend of President Donald Trump , died from a jailhouse suicide in New York in August 2019, weeks after being arrested on federal child sex trafficking charges.