A former Obama administration attorney who currently works for Goldman Sachs is resigning, reportedly because of her ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Kathy Ruemmler, the chief legal officer at Goldman Sachs, announced on Thursday that she’ll be resigning on June 30 now that her ties to deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein have been exposed.
Epstein documents recently released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) show that Epstein had gifted Ruemmler with lavish gifts back when she was a partner at the law firm Latham & Watkins, according to the New York Post.
The gifts included a $9,400 Hermès bag, a $4,200 Fendi fur-trimmed plaid wool coat, and a $1,700 Fendi leather shoulder bag.
“Other emails show Epstein’s staff offering to buy her Broadway tickets, and Ruemmler once reminding the sick financier that she likes wine with dinner, signing off with ‘xoxo’ and a smiley emoji,” the Post notes.
Ruemmler previously served as White House counsel to former President Barack Obama:
Jeffrey Epstein files reveal a woman named Kathy Ruemmler was one of the people who had the most communication with Epstein
Over 100 emails and more than 50 meetings in just 5 years after he was a convicted sex offender
She was White House counsel to Barack Obama pic.twitter.com/zjTrnuCuZo
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) December 12, 2025
These findings reportedly haven’t sat well with some of her colleagues at Goldman Sachs.
Goldman executives who spoke anonymously to the media said they’d have been fired if they’d accepted gifts worth a fraction of the gifts that Ruemmler had taken. Yet an official Goldman spokesperson defended the firm’s decision to hire her.
They said “that Ruemmler wasn’t an employee of the bank when this occurred and ‘the compliance policies at law firms are different than the compliance policies at regulated banks,'” according to the Post.
“Kathy has complied with the relevant policies everywhere she’s worked,” the source added.
According to the Post, the emails between Ruemmler and Epstein only get worse. For example, she oftentimes affectionately referred to Epstein as “Uncle Jeffrey” and likened him to “another older brother.”
🚨 BREAKING: Former Obama White House Counsel Kathy Ruemmler just RESIGNED from Goldman Sachs after newly released Epstein files exposed her frequent, chummy communications with the pedo financier!
Emails show she called him “Uncle Jeffrey,” accepted lavish gifts, downplayed… pic.twitter.com/lOhlH3D4ar
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) February 13, 2026
Then there’s the emails Ruemmler and Epstein reportedly sent each other in 2017 about alleged sex crimes.
Calling Epstein “sweetie,” Ruemmler advised Epstein — known now to have been a nefarious pedophile — to be careful and keep his head down.
“I hear you, sweetie, but there is abuse of p=wer with your stuff too,” she wrote. “I know you didn’t think about it tha= way, but it’s there. And, yes, please kee= your head down. :-)”
According to the Post, the emails “also document Ruemmler appearing to express deep personal attachment to Epstein.”
They cite a 2015 email in which she told him that “friendships goes two ways — getti=g you some peace with respect to all of this legal s–t is important to me.”
Ruemmler made no mention of all this in a resignation statement to CNN.
“Since I joined Goldman Sachs six years ago, it has been my privilege to help oversee the firm’s legal, reputational, and regulatory matters; to enhance our strong risk management processes; and to ensure that we live by our core value of integrity in everything we do,” she said.
“My responsibility is to put Goldman Sachs’ interests first. Earlier today, I regretfully informed David Solomon of my intention to step down as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs as of June 30, 2026,” she added.
You mean former Obama White House Counsel Kathy Ruemmler?
Kinda weird how you left out that Obama’s top lawyer was Epstein’s fixer. https://t.co/PcnfX4StEu
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) February 13, 2026
David Solomon, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, also said nothing about Epstein in his own statement to CNN.
“Throughout her tenure, Kathy has been an extraordinary general counsel, and we are grateful for her contributions and sound advice on a wide range of consequential legal matters for the firm,” he insisted.
“As one of the most accomplished professionals in her field, Kathy has also been a mentor and friend to many of our people, and she will be missed. I accepted her resignation, and I respect her decision,” he added.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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