New Epstein emails about top Goldman lawyer spark internal drama at bank: report
Senior executives at Goldman Sachs are reportedly uneasy about the bank’s decision to stand by its top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler — despite a newly released cache of emails that shed more light on the close friendship she shared with late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Ruemmler, the chief legal officer and general counsel at the Manhattan-based investment bank, has had the backing of CEO David Solomon despite dozens of emails that show how chummy she was with Epstein after he pleaded guilty to soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution.But top partners at the firm are privately ruing the bank’s public statements of support for Ruemmler in recent months, including from Solomon, Bloomberg News reported.Solomon told CNBC in December that Ruemmler “is an excellent lawyer and the organization relies on her guidance every single day.”Goldman spokesperson Tony Fratto said earlier this week that “Kathy was always forthcoming” with the bank and that she “disclosed her association with Epstein before joining the firm and she has answered every question the firm has ever asked.”Still, the Ruemmler-Epstein emails have reportedly cast a pall over Goldman’s annual retreat, where some 400 partners from around the world are set to gather later this week at a luxury hotel in Miami Beach.Goldman declined to comment.But a Goldman source disputed the characterization of the retreat, telling The Post: “The mood at the meeting has been very positive.”“Partners are using the time to focus on how we keep the momentum from last year’s record results,” the source added.Goldman executives were reportedly unhappy to read about the expensive gifts that Epstein bought for Ruemmler, who befriended the convicted pedophile years before she joined the bank.The DOJ files show Epstein lavished Ruemmler, who was a partner at law firm Latham & Watkins at the time, with expensive gifts including a $9,400 Hermès bag, a $4,200 Fendi fur-trimmed plaid wool ...