Jeanine Pirro has a new target - banks who 'debanked' customers for political reasons

[BumRushDaShow]

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.

Pirro’s 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 there’s 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. Attorney’s 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. Gotta be witches in there somewhere

I mean, Pirro has the stakes and firewood all ready to go.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

2. You mean uber wealthy bank accounts?

Because of illegal activity.

Or once was once recognized as illegal activity?

[bucolic_frolic]

3. RIdiculous. Banks don't care about politics.

They do care about regulations, illegalities, compliance.

[OldBaldy1701E]

5. Bingo.

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]

4. Jeanine Pirro arrives at work

[niyad]

6. But she doesn't have a problem with the adminstration's plan/order

to close all accounts for non-citizens? Sounds political to me.

[Volaris]

15. Thats the point. If she can shout loudy enough about how banks did this to conservative patriots,

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]

7. I seriously doubt that banks are suffering from 'wokeness',

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]

8. Like Epsfiles investigations!

They've been so forth-coming.

[tanyev]

9. I guess that means a lot of customers debanked for criming have ties to the GOP.

🤔

[ChicagoTeamster]

10. How are banks supposed to protect themselves from liability brought on by crooked customers who launder their

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]

11. Jeanine, I will save you some time

Banks are under no obligation to do business with Donald Trump.

[mdbl]

18. That should be on a billboard all over Washington DC

[twodogsbarking]

12. Just when I was getting over missing Cecily Strong.

[nuxvomica]

13. Are these subpeonas even legal?

Doesn't this amount to a "fishing expedition" unless she has some actionable evidence that the banks are doing this?

[Oneironaut]

14. This tells us they are planning to debank Trump's critics.

It’s 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 / it’s ok to do because the “other side did it.”

[xuplate]

16. Just a matter of time before she goes after lemonade stands.

[cstanleytech]

17. Banks like any other company are largely free to choose who they do business with.

[pcdb]

20. Would you say that someone who bakes cakes should be free to choose who they do business with?

[cstanleytech]

21. I know the case you're referring to and I unfortunately have to say that the answer to that is yes.

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I wouldn't ever use that cake decorator myself personally because of their decision and I'd also steer people who are looking for a cake decorator elsewhere.

[Zenlitened]

19. Pre-emptive projection? Is this just laying some groundwork...

…for when the Trump Administration begins mass “debanking” of citizens it’s declared terrorists?

Because that includes lots of us on the left now.

The White House will prioritize the “neutralization” of groups it considers “anti-American, radically pro-transgender, and anarchist.”

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-gorka-counter-terrorism-transgender-antifa-docuiment/