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70sEraVet

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

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:38 AM

Jun 11

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.

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Jeanine Pirro has a new target - banks who 'debanked' customers for political reasons [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 11 OP

Gotta be witches in there somewhere -misanthroptimist Jun 11 #1

You mean uber wealthy bank accounts? PuraVidaDreamin Jun 11 #2

RIdiculous. Banks don't care about politics. bucolic_frolic Jun 11 #3

Bingo. OldBaldy1701E Jun 11 #5

Jeanine Pirro arrives at work Ray Bruns Jun 11 #4

But she doesn't have a problem with the adminstration's plan/order niyad Jun 11 #6

Thats the point. If she can shout loudy enough about how banks did this to conservative patriots, Volaris Jun 11 #15

I seriously doubt that banks are suffering from 'wokeness', 70sEraVet Jun 11 #7

Like Epsfiles investigations! PuraVidaDreamin Jun 11 #8

I guess that means a lot of customers debanked for criming have ties to the GOP. tanyev Jun 11 #9

How are banks supposed to protect themselves from liability brought on by crooked customers who launder their ChicagoTeamster Jun 11 #10

Jeanine, I will save you some time lonely bird Jun 11 #11

That should be on a billboard all over Washington DC mdbl Jun 11 #18

Just when I was getting over missing Cecily Strong. twodogsbarking Jun 11 #12

Are these subpeonas even legal? nuxvomica Jun 11 #13

This tells us they are planning to debank Trump's critics. Oneironaut Jun 11 #14

Just a matter of time before she goes after lemonade stands. xuplate Jun 11 #16

Banks like any other company are largely free to choose who they do business with. cstanleytech Jun 11 #17

Would you say that someone who bakes cakes should be free to choose who they do business with? pcdb Jun 11 #20

I know the case you're referring to and I unfortunately have to say that the answer to that is yes. cstanleytech Jun 11 #21

Pre-emptive projection? Is this just laying some groundwork... Zenlitened Jun 11 #19