Kathy Ruemmler Gives 1st In-Depth Epstein Interview, Defending Ties Despite His 2008 Conviction
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 11
Kathy Ruemmler Gives 1st In-Depth Epstein Interview, Defending Ties Despite His 2008 Conviction
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 11
Summary
More than 3 hours of interviews marked Kathy Ruemmler’s first detailed public account of her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, addressing emails, gifts and what she says she understood about his conduct.
Emails described in the report show exchanges about “girls,” attacks on lawyers for Epstein’s accusers, and terms of endearment; Epstein also gave her luxury gifts and named her backup executor.
Ruemmler, a former Obama White House counsel and now Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer, said the relationship grew out of business dealings even after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a minor for prostitution.
The report argues her case reflects a broader big-law culture in which elite lawyers treated dealings with Epstein as routine business, despite his criminal history.