Kathy Ruemmler, a top Goldman Sachs attorney and former White House counsel to President Barack Obama, has been forced to step down from the investment bank after newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents renewed scrutiny of her long-running relationship with the disgraced financier.
The Justice Department’s recent release of more than three million pages of Epstein-related records intensified questions surrounding Ruemmler’s past interactions with Epstein.
The interactions extended years beyond his 2008 guilty plea in a sex crimes case involving underage girls.
Ruemmler had previously described her relationship with Epstein as limited and “purely professional.”
But records and reporting indicate she met with him numerous times, exchanged friendly emails over several years.
At one point, she was listed as an executor of Epstein’s will in January 2019 before being removed prior to his death later that year.
Additional reporting from The Washington Free Beacon revealed Epstein provided Ruemmler with luxury gifts.
The gifts included a $9,400 Hermès handbag, a Hermès-branded Apple Watch, and a spa package at the Four Seasons in Washington, D.C.
Ruemmler also denied assisting Epstein with public relations efforts, stating:
“I did not advocate on his behalf to any third party—not to a court, not to the press, not to the government.”
However, documents released by the Justice Department include communications showing Ruemmler helping draft statements intended to counter criticism that Epstein received a “sweetheart deal” tied to his 2007–2008 plea agreement.
Departure From Goldman Sachs
Just weeks after Goldman Sachs publicly denied plans to remove Ruemmler, the Financial Times reported she will resign effective June 30.
Ruemmler said in a statement:
“I made the determination that the media attention on me, relating to my prior work as a defence attorney, was becoming a distraction.”
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon had previously defended Ruemmler when her association with Epstein first surfaced in 2023, later saying she “will be missed.”
Ruemmler joined Goldman in 2020.
She took the role at the bank after serving as a senior legal figure in the Obama administration.
Ruemmler later became a trusted adviser within the bank’s leadership.
Notably, she once arranged an advantageous settlement for the Rothschild family with the Obama DOJ.
She was reportedly paid $10 million for arranging the deal, and Epstein was paid $25 million.
Renewed Questions Around Epstein Network
The document disclosures have revived broader scrutiny of the powerful legal, political, and financial figures connected to Epstein in the years after his criminal conviction.
Ruemmler has said she regrets knowing Epstein and was unaware of the scope of his crimes.
However, these claims now face intensified public examination following the newly released records.
The revelations arrive amid expanding investigations and transparency efforts surrounding Epstein’s network.
Pressure is now mounting to determine who maintained ties to the financier, what they knew, and why those relationships persisted long after his conviction.
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