{"id":4962,"date":"2026-07-15T04:32:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4962"},"modified":"2026-07-15T04:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:32:48","slug":"former-obama-counsel-kathryn-ruemmler-to-testify-in-epstein-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4962","title":{"rendered":"Former Obama counsel Kathryn Ruemmler to testify in Epstein probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WASHINTON (AP) \u2014 Kathryn Ruemmler, the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs who was White House counsel to President Barack Obama, is set to face questioning before a House committee Wednesday about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4960\">Fatal shooting by ICE puts Susan Collins\u2019s role as a Trump administration middleman under scrutiny<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Ruemmler is the latest prominent figure called before the House Oversight Committee as lawmakers investigate the network of powerful people connected with Epstein. The bipartisan inquiry has already included testimony from more than a dozen high-profile witnesses, including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and former President Bill Clinton, as lawmakers examine how Epstein\u2019s wealth and influence may have helped shield him from scrutiny.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thousands of documents released by the Justice Department showed that Ruemmler and Epstein had an extensive relationship. The files included personal emails, social plans and gifts that extended beyond formal legal work.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Ruemmler served as White House counsel under Obama from 2011 to 2014 and was briefly considered for attorney general. She served as Goldman Sachs\u2019 general counsel for the past six years before announcing in February that she would step down amid backlash over her correspondence with Epstein.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The released documents showed that the two were close years after Epstein\u2019s 2008 conviction on sex crimes, when he became a registered sex offender. She tried to downplay her relationship in more recent statements, calling him a \u201cmonster.\u201d But documents showed she had called Epstein \u201cUncle Jeffrey\u201d in emails and said she adored him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4958\">Prosecutions, Epstein, and the $1.8b fund: What to watch at Todd Blanche\u2019s confirmation hearing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Although she said she would step down on June 30, she remains employed by Goldman Sachs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ruemmler is the 17th person to testify as part of their broader investigation. Billionaire investor Leon Black was subpoenaed last month after lawmakers said he refused to answer some questions about his yearslong relationship with Epstein.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A spokesperson for the committee said that Black\u2019s attorneys have confirmed his appearance for a formal deposition on Sept. 3 and that they will produce Black\u2019s nondisclosure agreements by the end of next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The committee has also expressed interest in questioning acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, whose nomination to permanently lead the Justice Department is pending before the Senate. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi identified Blanche as the department\u2019s point person on the release of the Epstein documents, a process that has drawn bipartisan scrutiny.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4957\">After fatal Maine shooting, Healey renews calls to rein in ICE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of documents released by the Justice Department showed that Ruemmler and Epstein had an extensive relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Former Obama counsel Kathryn Ruemmler to testify in Epstein probe - 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