"Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at storied investment bank Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to President Barack Obama, announced her resignation Thursday, after emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein showed a close relationship where she described him as an "older brother" and downplayed his sex crimes. Ruemmler said in a statement that she would "step down as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs as of June 30, 2026.""
"While Ruemmler has called Epstein a "monster" in recent statements, she had a much different relationship with Epstein before he was arrested a second time for sex crimes in 2019 and later killed himself in a Manhattan jail. Ruemmler called Epstein "Uncle Jeffrey" in emails and said she adored him. In a statement before her resignation, a Goldman Sachs spokesperson said Ruemmler "regrets ever knowing him.""
Kathy Ruemmler will step down as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs on June 30, 2026. Emails between Ruemmler and Jeffrey Epstein revealed a close personal relationship in which she called him "older brother" and "Uncle Jeffrey" and expressed adoration. Ruemmler received expensive gifts from Epstein, including luxury handbags and a fur coat, after she left the White House in 2014. Epstein was arrested again in 2019 and later died in a Manhattan jail. Ruemmler had resisted resigning but ultimately submitted her resignation; Goldman CEO David Solomon praised her professionalism and leadership.
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