The most telling thing about Jamie Dimon’s appearance before the Senate Banking Committee today was the deference most senators showed him. If you were hoping that the JPMorgan high-risk gamble that went bust would sharpen the teeth of politicians and regulators, today’s mostly clubby treatment of Dimon will be a letdown.

David Kurtz

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