Who is Kathryn Ruemmler? Former Obama White House attorney interviewed about Epstein emails

Kathryn Ruemmler, former counsel to President Barack Obama, defended her past email exchanges with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a recent interview with the House Oversight Committee. According to a transcript released this week, Ruemmler described Epstein, whom she met in 2014, as a "masterful liar."

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masterful liar

Ruemmler testified that she did not witness any evidence of Epstein's criminal activities. She stressed during her July interview that had she encountered any indication of him abusing women or girls, she would have immediately reported him to law enforcement. Ruemmler served as White House counsel from 2011 to 2014 before taking on a top legal role at Goldman Sachs.

She recently resigned from her position at Goldman Sachs at the end of June, citing the repercussions from her ties to Epstein. Ruemmler, however, remains with the investment bank in an advisory capacity. Emails released earlier this year by the Department of Justice, as part of its Epstein-related document review, suggested a close relationship between Ruemmler and Epstein, with references to him as an "older brother" or "Uncle Jeffrey."

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if I had seen or heard any evidence suggesting that he was abusing women or girls, I would have immediately reported him to law enforcement.

During her extensive testimony, Ruemmler attempted to distance herself from these emails, asserting that media interpretations had taken the correspondence out of context. "With that said, given what I now know about him, I wish I never would have dealt with him at all, much less emailed with him," she stated. Her voluntary interview on July 15 is part of the committee's ongoing investigation into the federal government's handling of cases involving Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

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With that said, given what I now know about him, I wish I never would have dealt with him at all, much less emailed with him.