Who Is John G. Stumpf's Story Of Wells Fargo?

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Lawmakers are not happy with the way Wells Fargo is responding to the scandal. John G. Stumpf, Wells Fargo’s Chairman has agreed to forgo $41 million worth of unvested stock awards, take a paycut from his 2.8 million base salary and give up annual bonuses, and this is not enough for lawmakers. They believe he should be fired or trialed as a thief. Lawmakers are angry that Mr. Stumpf keeps repeating that he takes “full responsibility” yet denies any wrongdoings from upper management. He consistently refuses to accept that the scandal was a consequence of bad leadership and corporate culture. Employees and management seem to be playing the blame game. Wells Fargo has fired over 5,300 employees since 2011 whom Mr. Stumpf claims were the cause