Lawmakers Cast Doubt On Ex-Obama Counsel Ruemmler's Testimony About Epstein Ties
Ruemmler said she regrets the relationship after Justice Department files showed she advised Epstein on lawsuits and media responses.
- Former Obama White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler testified before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, telling investigators it was a "mistake" to deal with Jeffrey Epstein.
- Documents released by the Justice Department revealed extensive email exchanges between Ruemmler and Epstein, including discussions of personal matters, gifts, and expressions of "friendship" between the two.
- Defending her conduct, Ruemmler said she routinely dealt with controversial figures as a lawyer and "at no time" endorsed Epstein's crimes; she called him a "masterful liar."
- House Oversight Chair James Comer argued Ruemmler's guidance helped rehabilitate Epstein's image, while Rep. Robert Garcia criticized her consistent advice to the financier during his final years.
- Ruemmler, the panel's 18th witness in the ongoing probe, announced her resignation as Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer in February amid fallout from the Justice Department's document release.
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Lawmakers Cast Doubt On Ex-Obama Counsel Ruemmler's Testimony About Epstein Ties
Kathryn Ruemmler, former Obama White House counsel and Goldman Sachs chief legal officer, faced bipartisan skepticism after telling Congress her dealings with Jeffrey Epstein were a mistake but denied knowledge of his crimes.
Former Obama White House Counsel – and Goldman Sachs’s Former Top Lawyer – Kathryn Ruemmler Testifies Before Congress, Says She Was ‘Used’ by Jeffrey Epstein * The Gateway Pundit * by Paul Serran
The Epstein stain is very hard to get rid of. The post Former Obama White House Counsel – and Goldman Sachs’s Former Top Lawyer – Kathryn Ruemmler Testifies Before Congress, Says She Was ‘Used’ by Jeffrey Epstein appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Lawmakers doubtful of former Obama counsel's Epstein testimony
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers said Kathryn Ruemmler, the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and White House counsel to President Barack Obama, was not being truthful Wednesday about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, rejecting her testimony that Epstein had merely “used”…
House lawmakers speak ahead of Kathy Ruemmler interview in Epstein probe
Kathryn Ruemmler, the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs who was White House counsel to President Barack Obama, said Wednesday in testimony to Congress that it “was a mistake to deal with” Jeffrey Epstein but insisted she never witnessed criminal activities.
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