Kathryn Ruemmler Tells House Panel Epstein Used Her for 6 Years as a “Masterful Liar”
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 15
Kathryn Ruemmler Tells House Panel Epstein Used Her for 6 Years as a “Masterful Liar”
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 15
Summary
Kathryn Ruemmler told a closed-door House Oversight Committee hearing that in the six years she knew Jeffrey Epstein, she saw no evidence he was abusing women or girls but now believes he was “a masterful liar.”
Ruemmler, 55, said Epstein used her and other respectable people to legitimize himself and often exaggerated his relationship with her, according to her opening statement obtained by The New York Times.
Her testimony follows February emails showing a far more extensive and personal relationship than previously known, including socializing, joking exchanges, gifts and advice on handling allegations tied to Epstein’s 2008 Florida plea.
The fallout already cost Ruemmler her Goldman Sachs post earlier this year, where she had served as general counsel and chief legal officer and was paid $25 million annually.