Former Obama White House Counsel – and Goldman Sachs’s Former Top Lawyer – Kathryn Ruemmler Testifies Before Congress, Says She Was ‘Used’ by Jeffrey Epstein

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Ruemmler and her former boss Barack Obama – Wiki CommonsThe Epstein stain is very hard to get rid of.Among the many people exposed by the DOJ document releases as being connected to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, was former Barack Obama White House Counsel and former Goldman Sachs chief legal officer Kathryn Ruemmler.We have reported here on TGP about how the evidence of her close relation ship with Epstein led to her resignation from her job at Goldman Sachs.And yesterday (15), Ruemmler testified before the House Oversight Committee, calling the convicted sex offender a ‘masterful liar’.She said Epstein used her to ‘legitimize’ himself, but had to acknowledge that he ‘referred paying clients to her law practice.’Former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler faced bipartisan grilling from the House Oversight Committee over her years-long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — and lawmakers in both parties aren’t buying her story. pic.twitter.com/HddbAkdjXb— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) July 15, 2026The New York Post reported:“Ruemmler, who resigned as Goldman’s top lawyer earlier this year after previously undisclosed communications with Epstein became public, told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday that she maintained years of dealings with him because of those business relationships.‘I did not see any evidence of ongoing criminal conduct or misconduct of any kind by Epstein during the time I dealt with him’, Ruemmler told lawmakers in her opening statement, adding that she ‘would have immediately reported him to law enforcement’ had she seen evidence that he was abusing women or girls.”Committee chairman James Comer called the relationship “very concerning” and said Ruemmler “tried and worked as hard as anyone — well I would say more than anyone — and tried to rehabilitate his image after he was convicted of solicitation of a minor.”“So this is someone that…— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) July 15, 2026Like so many before her, Ruemmler expressed regret over the relationship.Epstein approached her with ‘a donor-advised fund’ involving Bill Gates, said he was seeking a lawyer to ‘quarterback’ the legal work.“Although that project never materialized, Ruemmler says Epstein soon referred her another financial institution client that retained her through 2020 while Epstein remained a primary adviser to the client, resulting in “substantial dealings” between the two.The unnamed financial institution was Bank Edmond de Rothschild, which Epstein allegedly brought to Ruemmler as a client after telling her the bank had “a Justice Department problem” related to a broader US crackdown on Swiss banks, according to Epstein-related emails released by the Trump administration.”Epstein also referred additional clients and occasionally sought her legal advice, even though she alleges that Epstein was never her client.Read more:Former Obama White House Counsel – and Goldman Sachs’s Top Lawyer – Kathryn Ruemmler RESIGNS Over Epstein Files Showing Her ‘Extensive Relationship’ With the Late Pedophile/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i