Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathy Ruemmler set to face Congress over Jeffrey Epstein ties
Goldman Sachs’ outgoing general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler was asked Tuesday to testify before the House Oversight Committee about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, escalating a congressional probe into the late financier and sex offender’s elite network.House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) wrote in a letter reviewed by The Post that the panel believes Ruemmler holds key insights for its wide-ranging Epstein investigation.She was set to appear for the congressional grilling on April 21.It would come after high-profile appearances from Bill and Hillary Clinton last week before the committee.The existence of the letter was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.“Ms.
Ruemmler welcomes the opportunity to appear before the Committee.At the time she interacted with Jeffrey Epstein, she was a practicing criminal defense attorney and shared a client with him,” a rep for the top lawyer told The Post.
“She has done nothing wrong and had no knowledge of any ongoing criminal activity on his part.”A Goldman Sachs spokesperson declined to comment.Ruemmler, a former Obama White House counsel, announced last month that she would step down from Goldman later this year amid mounting revelations about her Epstein connections.She maintains the relationship was purely professional — sharing a client and occasionally advising him — but that she regrets knowing the financier who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting a sex trafficking trial.Ruemmler’s name surfaced in reporting by the Journal as one of Epstein’s closest post-conviction regulars, despite his 2008 guilty plea to soliciting a minor for prostitution.Epstein listed her as backup executor in a 2019 draft of a will, called her the night of his arrest, and exchanged chatty emails laced with luxury gifts — tens of thousands of dollars in wine, handbags, and more.She dubbed the creep “Uncle Jeffrey” and “sweetie,” describing him as “another older brother” in one missive.Ruemmler joined...