{"id":21488,"date":"2026-02-13T13:46:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=21488"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T13:46:27","slug":"epstein-ties-lead-to-resignation-of-kathy-ruemmler-top-goldman-lawyer-and-former-white-house-counsel-for-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=21488","title":{"rendered":"Epstein ties lead to resignation of Kathy Ruemmler, top Goldman lawyer and former White House counsel for Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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\u00a0emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein\u00a0showed a close relationship where she described him as an \u201colder brother\u201d and downplayed his sex crimes.<\/p>\n

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Ruemmler said in a statement that she would \u201cstep down as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs as of June 30, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up until her resignation, Ruemmler repeatedly tried to distance herself from the emails and other correspondence and had been defiant that she would not resign from Goldman\u2019s top legal post, which she had held since 2020.<\/p>\n

While Ruemmler has called\u00a0Epstein\u00a0a \u201cmonster\u201d 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\u00a0killed himself in a Manhattan jail. Ruemmler called Epstein \u201cUncle Jeffrey\u201d in emails and said she adored him.<\/p>\n

In a statement before her resignation, a Goldman Sachs spokesperson said Ruemmler \u201cregrets ever knowing him.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her statement Thursday, Ruemmler said: \u201cSince I joined Goldman Sachs six years ago, it has been my privilege to help oversee the firm\u2019s legal, reputational, and regulatory matters; to enhance our strong risk management processes; and to ensure that we live by our core value of integrity in everything we do. My responsibility is to put Goldman Sachs\u2019 interests first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goldman CEO David Solomonsaid in a separate statement: \u201cAs one of the most accomplished professionals in her field, Kathy has also been a mentor and friend to many of our people, and she will be missed. I accepted her resignation, and I respect her decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

During her time in private practice after she left the White House in 2014, Ruemmler received several expensive gifts from Epstein, including luxury handbags and a fur coat. The gifts were given after Epstein had already been convicted of sex crimes in 2008 and was registered as a sex offender.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo lovely and thoughtful! Thank you to Uncle Jeffrey!!!\u201d Ruemmler wrote to Epstein in 2018.<\/p>\n

Historically, Wall Street frowns on gift-giving between clients and bankers or Wall Street lawyers, particularly high-end gifts that could pose a conflict of interest. Goldman Sachs requires its employees to get preapproval before receiving or giving gifts from clients, according to the company\u2019s code of conduct, partly in order to not run afoul of anti-bribery laws.<\/p>\n

As late as December, Goldman CEO David Solomon described Ruemmler as an \u201cexcellent lawyer\u201d and said she had his full faith and backing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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