SEAL OF APPROVAL JP Morgan boss flashes presidential bling at Senate hearing
June 14, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Economy
JP Morgan Chase et al, Has Obama in pocket, but just in case, Cousin Mitt is waiting in the wings with some Dimon cuff links. They get golden cuff links… we just get the cuffs.
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Jamie Dimon before testifying.
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, head of the largest bank in the United States, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 13, 2012, before the Senate Banking Committee about how his company recently lost more than $2 billion on risky trades. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Jamie Dimon, chairman of the board, president and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. testifies before a US Senate Banking Committee full committee hearing on “A Breakdown in Risk Management: What Went Wrong at JPMorgan Chase?” on June 13, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIERKAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages
Jamie Dimon weathered protesters and questioning at a Senate Banking Committee hearing today about JPMorgan’s $2 billion in trading losses — armed with cufflinks that appear to be inscribed with the presidential seal.
The CEO that President Obama deemed “one of America’s smartest bankers we’ve got” after the trading loss debacle, flashed a not so subtle message to the lawmakers that the boss has his back.
In more than one picture, Dimon was seen with the seal cufflinks visible. The seal reads “Seal of the President of the United States” and includes the arrow-carrying eagle.
Dimon apparently does have an affinity for bold cufflinks. His one-time Chicago home included a huge portrait hanging above stairs of an arms-crossed CEO in a suit that prominently displayed hefty cufflinks.
Dimon was considered to be an Obama backer in 2008, but had a one-on-one chat with Mitt Romney earlier this year.
Recently, the JPMorgan exec has classified his political leanings as “barely Democrat.”
PHOTO: J. Scott Applewhite/AP
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, head of the largest bank in the United States, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 13, 2012, before the Senate Banking Committee about how his company recently lost more than $2 billion on risky trades. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
PHOTO: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty
Jamie Dimon, chairman of the board, president and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. testifies before a US Senate Banking Committee full committee hearing on “A Breakdown in Risk Management: What Went Wrong at JPMorgan Chase?” on June 13, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIERKAREN BLEIER/AFP/GettyImages
