A TOP lawyer working for Goldman Sachs is being quietly ushered out of the company after her disturbing relationship with Jeffrey Epstein came to light, a bombshell report has claimed.
Kathryn Ruemmler, who served as a counselor to President Barack Obama, previously admitted to dealing with the disgraced financier, but sources say newly unearthed documents have put her under fire.
Executives at the cash cow financial firm are said to be drafting a “contingency plan” to remove Ruemmler from her post as chief legal officer and general counsel, according to insiders who spoke with The Wall Street Journal.
They’re still planning a “graceful” exit for the ultra-rich lawyer, despite Goldman CEO David Solomon publicly defending her and denying the report, the Journal reported.
The move comes after Ruemmler’s name surfaced in newly released documents and emails that were obtained by a congressional committee.
Ruemmler hasn’t been accused of any crimes or wrongdoing, and she’s defended mentions of her name in a response to the Journal, while also showing remorse over the association.
“As I have said, I regret ever knowing him, and I have enormous sympathy for the victims of Epstein’s crimes,” she said in a response.
She had informed her employer that she had done business with Epstein in the past with the law firm Latham & Watkins, but the leaked evidence appears to show their relationship was also personal.
Documents released by the committee show that Ruemmler held dozens of meetings with Epstein – who was standing accused of sex trafficking girls when he died by suicide in 2019.
According to the cache of evidence, the disgraced financier helped her with apartment hunting and even knew her “sushi order.”
He also appeared to help plan trips for her to visit his infamous private island, but she denies ever actually going.
According to the Journal, executives grew especially concerned when Ruemmler was listed as Epstein’s backup executor, who is the person elected to carry out the orders in someone’s will.
Ruemmler insisted that she had nothing to do with Epstein’s estate following his death.
Though Epstein was known to write people’s names in documents without their consent, the discovery “set off fresh alarms,” the outlet reported.
Ruemmler was also said to have caused a stir within the company when she was caught calling Trump “so gross” in email correspondence with Epstein, who responded that the president was “worse in real life and upclose.”
The day that email was released, Solomon was set to attend a White House dinner with the president.
Other correspondence appears to poke holes in Ruemmler’s claim that she never represented Epstein.
Emails sent from 2014 to 2019 show she was included in hundreds of threads that discussed legal strategy and compliance with a nonprosecution agreement.
One exchange from February 2018 had the subject line, “Re: this email trail was discovered today !. brad saying the girls got paid for services.”
Controversy surrounding Ruemmler is made even more glaring as she sits on Goldman’s Reputational Risk Committee, where she helps to vet potential clients for ethical concerns.
According to insiders who spoke with the Journal, other executives, especially female bosses, are questioning whether her dealings with Epstein make her a poor fit for the role.
Solomon has also defended Ruemmler in internal conversations about the matter, at one point telling other senior women he was dumbfounded people were questioning her rank, sources claimed.
