Ruemmler resigning as Goldman Sachs' general counsel after appearing in Epstein files

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Kathryn Ruemmler, who served arsenic White House counsel nether erstwhile President Barack Obama, is stepping down from her relation arsenic wide counsel of fiscal elephantine Goldman Sachs aft the Justice Department's recently released files connected convicted enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein offered further details connected her narration with Epstein.

Ruemmler told CBS News that she is resigning arsenic wide counsel.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon confirmed Ruemmler's resignation successful a connection to CBS News, penning that "I accepted her resignation, and I respect her decision." Solomon called her an "extraordinary wide counsel" and said "she volition beryllium missed." Her resignation takes effect connected June 30.

Ruemmler serves arsenic main ineligible serviceman and wide counsel for Goldman Sachs, and she co-chairs the mega-investment bank's reputational hazard committee. She antecedently served arsenic White House counsel nether Obama from 2011 to 2014, earlier joining the instrumentality steadfast Latham and Watkins successful 2014 and past Goldman Sachs successful 2020.

Her resignation comes aft her sanction appeared successful aggregate emails released by the Justice Department successful precocious January and aboriginal February arsenic portion of its monolithic trove of Epstein files. Her sanction appears successful messages betwixt 2014 and 2019, the twelvemonth that Epstein died successful national custody.

In 1 December 2015 email exchange, Ruemmler said she adored Epstein.

"I adore him. It's similar having different older brother!" Ruemmler said to a redacted recipient. Ruemmler made the remark aft Epstein offered to bargain her a first-class summons to Europe.

Epstein's calendar shows dozens of scheduled meetings and events involving Ruemmler. One note, for Feb. 6, 2018, says, "Kathy Ruemmler to person the Glam Squad to her NY apt for 9am!" It's unclear wherefore Epstein was making enactment of the evident hairsbreadth and constitution appointment.

In May 2015, Epstein asked Ruemmler if she could get Woody Allen and his woman Soon Yi a circuit of the White House.

"I presume woody would beryllium excessively politically sensitive?" Epstein wrote.

Ruemmler said she could get the filmmaker and his woman a tour, though she said Epstein whitethorn beryllium "too politically sensitive." That circuit ended up happening successful December 2015, according to White House records.

The exchanges betwixt Ruemmler and Epstein took spot respective years aft Epstein pleaded blameworthy to prostitution charges successful Florida successful 2008. He was arrested connected national enactment trafficking charges successful 2019, but died by termination portion awaiting trial.

In 2023, she told the Wall Street Journal, "I regret ever knowing Jeffrey Epstein."

Daniel Klaidman, Aaron Navarro, Jacob Rosen and Kathryn Watson contributed to this report.

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