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Former Obama White House counsel scheduled for closed-door House testimony on Epstein ties
Kathryn Ruemmler, who served as White House counsel under Barack Obama, will appear before the House committee on oversight and reform on Wednesday. She said she had no knowledge of ongoing criminal activity by Jeffrey Epstein.
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Kathryn Ruemmler, who served as White House counsel under Barack Obama, is scheduled to testify on Wednesday before the House committee on oversight and reform about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The closed-door interview is part of the committee’s investigation into the convicted sex offender. A transcript is expected to be released later.
Background on the relationship Ruemmler’s name appeared thousands of times in records released by the justice department under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Emails between Ruemmler and Epstein from 2014 to 2019 showed she accepted luxury gifts, addressed him as “Uncle Jeffrey” and “sweetie,” and advised him on responding to questions about his sex crimes.
role Ruemmler announced in February that she would resign as chief legal officer at Goldman Sachs effective 30 June. Reports in June indicated she agreed to continue in an advisory role after the bank’s CEO asked her to remain. Two Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the CEO in June requesting information about the decision and what Ruemmler had disclosed about her relationship with Epstein before joining the firm.
Goldman Sachs declined to comment.
