Jeanine Pirro has a new target - banks who 'debanked' customers for political reasons
Source: The Independent
Wednesday 10 June 2026 19:01 EDT
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, is looking into whether major banks have closed customers accounts over politics, according to a new report.
Pirros office subpoenaed Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other top banks, seeking information on whether they engaged in debanking a process by which banks can suddenly close accounts for political reasons, The Wall Street Journal reported. The banks were asked to list the customers whose accounts were allegedly closed and the reasons why, people familiar with the issue told the outlet.
Debanking typically happens when theres concern about legal or regulatory risks. The banks maintain that they do not shut down accounts for political reasons, according to the report.
The Independent has reached out to Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase for comment. The U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Columbia declined to comment when contacted by The Independent.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/jeanine-pirro-debanking-political-investigation-b2993571.html
-misanthroptimist
(1,908 posts)I mean, Pirro has the stakes and firewood all ready to go.
PuraVidaDreamin
(4,722 posts)Because of illegal activity.
Or once was once recognized as illegal activity?
bucolic_frolic
(56,155 posts)They do care about regulations, illegalities, compliance.
OldBaldy1701E
(11,710 posts)They also care about their situation being politicized as they don't want to discourage business.
This is a grab for an enemies list, or a grab to try and build ammo to attack certain banks for their practices, which are probably the opposite of 'debanking', and more like being honest and not letting people buy stupid Grump crap.
Ray Bruns
(6,882 posts)
niyad
(134,788 posts)to close all accounts for non-citizens? Sounds political to me.
Volaris
(11,827 posts)Then it should be perfectly fine for the administration to do this same thing to....whoever the fuck they want, really...
Global, liburl communist banks hate us, etc, etc, etc....it's prima facia complete fucking nonsense; that's why it makes complete sense to the nations idiots. They're the victims, ALWAYS, under all circumstances whatsoever.
70sEraVet
(5,706 posts)cancelling accounts because they disagree with a customer's political persuasions.
Banks, however, do prefer to avoid investigations and harm to their reputations. If some banks are indeed closing accounts of prominent Republican operatives (Jeanine Pirro wouldn't concern herself with the closure of accounts of Democrats), it would only be because the banks suspected that the funds are tainted with illegality.
PuraVidaDreamin
(4,722 posts)They've been so forth-coming.
tanyev
(49,842 posts)🤔
ChicagoTeamster
(1,374 posts)ill gotten gains from fraudulently recorded business transactions through accounts in their banks. Would Judge Pirro rather that the banks expose themselves to political liability of freezing a prominent person's assets?
What if said customer has transactions with narcos or people like Epstein?
lonely bird
(3,084 posts)Banks are under no obligation to do business with Donald Trump.
mdbl
(8,860 posts)twodogsbarking
(19,601 posts)nuxvomica
(14,342 posts)Doesn't this amount to a "fishing expedition" unless she has some actionable evidence that the banks are doing this?
Oneironaut
(6,350 posts)Its almost their same MO. Complain about MAGA detractors doing something (often with extreme exaggerations), and then doing it themselves, often claiming they were forced to do it / its ok to do because the other side did it.
xuplate
(245 posts)cstanleytech
(28,655 posts)Zenlitened
(9,545 posts)
for when the Trump Administration begins mass debanking of citizens its declared terrorists?
Because that includes lots of us on the left now.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-gorka-counter-terrorism-transgender-antifa-docuiment/