Event Details

May 10, 2017

Description

An event where John McFarlane publicly or internally defended Jes Staley from criticism. Staley refers to it as 'You came to my defense today,' and McFarlane mentions having 'ceased the rally for you [sic] head today.'

Participants (2)

Name Type Mentions
Jes Staley person 93 View Entity
John McFarlane person 60 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030361.jpg

Email Chain • 1.08 MB
View

This document, sourced from a House Oversight investigation, captures a May 10, 2017 email exchange between Barclays executives Jes Staley and John McFarlane. Staley effusively thanks McFarlane for defending him against critics, praising his 'courage' and 'guile.' McFarlane's emails reveal an aggressive stance, referencing 'Mack the Knife' and asking, 'who should we seek to silence next!?', indicating a coordinated effort to counter opposition to Staley within or outside the company.

Related Events

Events with shared participants

Jes Staley sent an email to John McFarlane with the subject 'RE: The fool doth think he is wise', thanking him for 'sharing the foxhole'.

2017-05-10

View

An email prank was perpetrated against Barclays CEO Jes Staley by an individual impersonating Chairman John McFarlane.

2017-05-10 • Email

View

Jes Staley was heavily criticized for his attempt to unmask a whistleblower.

2017-05-10

View

An email prankster successfully impersonated Barclays Chairman John McFarlane and engaged in a conversation with Barclays CEO Jes Staley, who seemed unaware it was a hoax. The exchange was later made public.

2017-05-10 • Email

View

Jes Staley sent an email to John McFarlane with cryptic content suggesting a shared struggle ('foxhole', 'we fight on').

2017-05-10

View

Jes Staley, CEO of Barclays, was engaged in an email exchange with an online prankster who was impersonating John McFarlane, the Chairman of Barclays. The prankster offered support and sent a cryptic poem, to which Staley replied.

2017-05-10 • Digital (Email)

View

An email exchange occurred where Barclays executive Jes Staley was duped by a prankster impersonating his colleague, John McFarlane. The document is labeled "[Prankster's email]", confirming the nature of the exchange.

2017-05-10

View

An email prank was carried out on Barclays CEO Jes Staley by an individual impersonating Chairman John McFarlane. The exchange involved multiple emails and ended with the prankster revealing the ruse via an acrostic poem.

2017-05-10 • Digital (Email)

View

Jes Staley was heavily criticised for his attempt to unmask a whistleblower within Barclays.

2017-05-10 • Barclays

View

Jes Staley sent an email to John McFarlane with a cryptic poem and message, seemingly about a shared struggle, which included a disclaimer linking the communication to Jeffrey Epstein ('JEE').

2017-05-10

View

Event Metadata

Type
Unknown
Location
Unknown, likely related to Barclays in London
Significance Score
5/10
Participants
2
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-19 03:32

Additional Data

Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030361.jpg
Date String
2017-05-10

Discussion 0

Sign in to join the discussion

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this epstein event