Kathryn Ruemmler

Epstein provided Ruemmler with substantial gifts and personal services. Nov 2015 — Epstein bought Ruemmler an iMac for NY ('He is so over the top\!\!\! The iMac in NY is amazing', EFTA00335003), a 64-inch TV for DC, printers, and had his personal tech 'genius' James set them up at her apartment and Latham office (EFTA00335051). Nov 2018 — Hermes Apple Watch gift ('Of course, I love the Hermes one\!', EFTA02262535). Feb 2019 — wine delivery to Ruemmler (EFTA02276922). Apr 2018 — flowers on birthday from Roses and Blooms (EFTA02240847). Feb 2018 — Valentine's Day 'Glam Squad' arranged by Lesley Groff for 'Karyna, Mel, Kathy Ruemmler' (EFTA02238367). Oct 2015 — Epstein offered to buy Paul Simon concert tickets for Ruemmler and friends (EFTA02486703). Pattern of lavish gift-giving consistent with Epstein's method of creating dependency and obligation.

Ruemmler (Goldman Sachs CLO, former Obama White House Counsel) made 52+ FEC contributions. Major donations: 10K DNC (2020), 10K Biden Victory Fund (2020), 6.6K Harris for President (2024), 5K Goldman Sachs PAC (repeated), 5K DNC (2019 via Latham and Watkins). Exclusively Democratic. Heavy Goldman Sachs PAC participation. Listed as Goldman Sachs/Latham and Watkins from Bethesda MD and NYC. Her political giving is standard high-profile Democratic legal/finance industry activity -- no coordination with Epstein inner circle donors detected. She was the 3rd most frequent Epstein correspondent (201 emails) but her political donations show no Epstein network bundling pattern.

Ruemmler's FEC contributions confirm Goldman Sachs employment from 2020 onward with substantial political giving: $6,600 max to Harris for President (Jul 2024), $10K to Biden Victory Fund (Sep 2020), $10K to DNC (Sep 2020), $5K annually to Goldman Sachs PAC (2020-2025), $5K DNC (Nov 2019 from Latham), $2,800 to Biden (Oct 2019 from Latham, Apr 2020 from Goldman). Listed as 'Chief Legal Officer' and 'Investment Banker' at Goldman Sachs, varying occupation descriptions. No overlap detected with Epstein network donor patterns. Key observation: Ruemmler's employer transitions in FEC records precisely match corpus timeline — Latham & Watkins through 2019, Goldman Sachs from 2020. Her most recent contribution (May 2025, $5K to GS PAC) lists occupation as 'investment banker,' not attorney — suggesting expanded role at Goldman.

Ruemmler was in the running for U.S. Attorney General in Oct 2014 to replace Eric Holder. Bloomberg reported Obama was favoring her. She sent the article to Epstein (EFTA02591681). By Oct 23, 2014, she formally withdrew, stating 'I have informed the President that I must decline his further consideration' (EFTA02593429). She shared this statement with Epstein. Critical question: did her relationship with Epstein factor into her decision to withdraw?

Ruemmler regularly attended meetings at Epstein's 9 E 71st St mansion alongside Steve Bannon, President Miroslav Lajcak (UN General Assembly), Brad Karp (Chairman of Paul Weiss), and others. Mar 24, 2018 — joint lunch with Ruemmler, Miro Lajcak, and Bannon (EFTA02240659), same day as Reid Hoffman Skype. May 19, 2017 — Ruemmler met at mansion joined by Brad Karp (EFTA02212889). Sep 2018 — three self-reminders about 'ruemmler' on the same day (EFTA02622553/695/709). Apr 5, 2019 — joint meeting with Ruemmler, Bannon, and Scaramucci ('Mooch') (EFTA02280625). Feb 2018 — Valentine's Day 'Glam Squad' for 'Karyna, Mel, Kathy Ruemmler' (EFTA02238367). Epstein visited Ruemmler's new apartment (Mott Street entrance) Dec 1, 2018 (EFTA02264573). Epstein remembered her birthday (Apr 19) and sent flowers annually.

Ruemmler shared deeply personal relationship details with Epstein, then Epstein was consulted on crisis management. June 2015: Cheryl Gould (NBC News VP) emailed Ruemmler accusatory messages — 'Reid has confessed his secrets and lies. He has told me that his relationship [with Ruemmler]...' and 'He has also told me that he is happy being married to me, loves me completely, and would never want to spend his life with you.' Ruemmler immediately forwarded these to Epstein on both Jun 13 and Jun 15, 2015 (EFTA02495705, EFTA02338198, EFTA02353432). Epstein told Ruemmler to 'call me again' (EFTA02499318). This pattern — Ruemmler sending Epstein her most sensitive personal crises — mirrors Summers sharing his relationship crisis with Epstein in March 2019. Both gave Epstein leverage through intimate knowledge of their private lives.

Ruemmler had deep personal friendship with Ariane de Rothschild, and the three (Epstein, Ruemmler, Rothschild) formed a social triangle. They traveled together in Paris (Jul 4, 2015), met at Epstein's mansion, and socialized extensively. May 2015 email from Epstein: 'ruemmler, leon, mort, rosvky, ariane ??\!\!' (EFTA02718629). Epstein proposed sending Ruemmler to Europe to work with Ariane on 'fire drill documents' — succession planning for Ariane's financial affairs (EFTA02475273). Ruemmler shared insider banking intelligence: 'Yves is leaving Ariane's bank and going to EFG' (EFTA02617323). Epstein discussed fee arrangements: 'ariane pays southern trust (my co). based on final settlement with DOJ' (EFTA02493823).

Epstein actively brokered Ruemmler's recruitment to Facebook/Meta in 2018-2019. Timeline: Jan 2016 — Ruemmler visited Facebook ('Facebook was so cool. I spent time with the Oculus guys'). Jun 2018 — Ruemmler told Epstein 'Facebook is combining legal, policy, and communications under one senior exec reporting to Sheryl Sandberg' and that Elliot Schrage was leaving (EFTA02583835). Jul 2018 — Sheryl Sandberg called, GC announced leaving, asked if Ruemmler wanted both positions (EFTA02604022). Jul 2018 — Ruemmler forwarded draft email to Sheryl through Epstein ('Hi Sheryl, I wanted to follow-up on my visit to FB last week', EFTA02503788). Mar 2019 — Ruemmler told Epstein 'FB line up is Mark, Sheryl, Clegg, Colin, CFO, Marc Andreesen' (EFTA02637574). Mar 2019 — Epstein arranged call between Rich Kahn and Lori Goler (Facebook VP People) for Ruemmler's trust/compensation (EFTA02279339). Apr 2019 — Ruemmler said 'I'm done with FB' and Epstein urged 'give them a shot then turn it down' (EFTA02634912).

Jide Zeitlin (Goldman Triple member, Tapestry/Coach CEO) used Epstein as a personnel recruiter. Jan 2019 — Zeitlin emailed a woman whose 'name and resume' were provided by 'Jeffrey Epstein,' introducing himself as 'a director of Tapestry, the holding company that owns the Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman brands' (EFTA02627382). The woman subsequently visited the office and met with Zeitlin. Zeitlin communicated regularly with Epstein in 2018-2019 including visits to Brooklyn, Paris, Teterboro, and discussions of Eva Andersson-Dubin's GE stock. Epstein sent Zeitlin's Coach bio page (world.coach.com/jide-zeitlin.html) and introduced him to new contacts via Feb 2018 calls (EFTA02520834). Zeitlin resigned as Tapestry CEO in Jul 2020 after NYT reported he had sent sexual photos of himself to a woman.

Goldman Sachs actively recruited Ruemmler in 2019, with Epstein coaching the process. Apr 8, 2019 — John Waldron (Goldman President/COO) emailed Ruemmler: 'We discussed again today in person as a leadership group. We are unified in wanting to make something work in short order. John Rogers will be reaching out' (EFTA02633918). Apr 9, 2019 — Ruemmler told Epstein 'Now Kent wants to talk to me tomorrow; I expect to try and convince me to be ok with VP. Also, heard from Goldman' (EFTA02634521). Epstein responded 'goldman?' with apparent interest. Earlier, Jul 2017 — Epstein asked 'any goldman word\!?' (EFTA02645320). Dec 2017 — Ruemmler told Epstein Goldman picked Karen Seymour instead for GC (EFTA02611782). Ruemmler ultimately became Goldman's Global Head of Regulatory Affairs in Apr 2020. Epstein was closely managing her Goldman negotiations in the final months before his arrest.

Ruemmler served as Epstein's active legal counsel at Latham & Watkins from at least 2014-2019. She represented Epstein in legal matters including NPA defense, settlement negotiations (Boies/Virginia Roberts case), and strategy around DOJ/CVRA proceedings. She sent engagement letters between Latham and Southern Trust Co (Epstein entity). She discussed NPA conditions as 'highly improper' and strategized defense arguments including 'weakness of fed jurisdiction.' Forwarded executed NPAs for Rothschild and Credinvest banks to Epstein.

Ruemmler's Latham & Watkins engagement was formally with Southern Trust Company (Epstein's USVI entity), not with Epstein personally. July 29, 2015 exchange: Ruemmler asked 'Do you mean the engagement letter between Latham and the bank?' Epstein replied: 'no, the letter engaging southern trust co to work, (me)' (EFTA02492343/EFTA02377234). This distinction is legally significant: Latham's client of record was Southern Trust Co, which created a corporate veil between the law firm and Epstein personally. Southern Trust Co was one of Epstein's primary financial vehicles — it held Deutsche Bank accounts with balances exceeding $100M. Ruemmler thus served as counsel to Epstein's corporate entity while maintaining a deep personal relationship with the beneficial owner.

Ruemmler actively strategized Epstein's legal defense in the Boies/Virginia Roberts case (2015-2018). Oct 2015 — Ruemmler connected Laura Menninger (Maxwell's lawyer) and Darren Indyke and had 'an email into Boies' (EFTA02355170). She forwarded a 50K retainer request to Epstein for Maxwell's legal fees (EFTA02484900). She debated whether 'Boies would put himself so out there if he knew he had been scammed by virginia' (EFTA02463902). Epstein asked her to sit with Boies to make that point. Dec 2018 — when 'boies sent over his settlement doc for the ransome case,' Ruemmler asked 'What are terms? He has already spoken publicly about cases against you in attempt to rehab his rep after Harvey. Can he claim victory for his client publicly after settlement?' (EFTA02611830). Epstein even asked 'would you be against me offering boies a ride to florida to take the depo' (EFTA02452161). Feb 2017 — Ruemmler attributed Politico article on Epstein/Acosta plea to Boies: 'Fed to reporter by Boies, I'm sure' (EFTA02660014).

Kathy Ruemmler was actively monitoring the 1MDB/Aabar scandal in parallel with her Epstein advisory work, sharing Sarawak Report articles about Edmond de Rothschild Bank. On Sep 2 2016 she sent Epstein: '90 Federal Police Officers Raided Edmond de Rothschild Bank\! How Aabar Scandal Could Dwarf 1MDB' (Sarawak Report link). Epstein replied with personal items (Toobin, griffin), suggesting this was routine monitoring for their Rothschild advisory work. On Mar 2 2018, Ruemmler told Epstein 'I am involved in the WSJ matter' in the same thread where she identified 'Elliot Broidy' -- indicating she was tracking the Broidy/1MDB-adjacent scandal. Epstein suggested Ruemmler be given 'point authority on luxembourg' for the Rothschild 1MDB remediation (Mar 19 2016), and Ariane confirmed 'I have 3 of the top Lux law firms working for us + Yves + Kathy on all angles' (Jul 20 2016).

Ruemmler shared 1MDB article with Epstein on Sep 2, 2016 (Sarawak Report: Edmond de Rothschild Bank raid/Aabar scandal). She later became Goldman Sachs GC (2020) and oversaw the bank during/after the 1MDB settlement period. Ruemmler appears in CourtListener records for both US v. Leissner (1:18-cr-00439 EDNY) and US v. Goldman Sachs Malaysia (1:20-cr-00438 EDNY). The dual role — sharing 1MDB intelligence with Epstein in 2016, then becoming GC at the bank that paid $2.9B to settle 1MDB charges — represents a significant nexus.

Ruemmler represented George Nader (convicted sex offender, Mueller investigation cooperating witness) as his attorney. Two independent primary sources confirm: (1) Richard Kahn emailed Epstein: 'as i am sure you are aware, kathy is representing nadar' with a Sacramento Bee article link (EFTA02502020, Mar 15, 2018). (2) Epstein told Bannon: 'as you know Kathy is Nader s counsel. she s very busy' (EFTA02479675/EFTA02479180, Apr 5, 2018). LittleSis also lists a professional relationship between Kathryn Ruemmler and George Nader (relationship #2033485). Nader had extensive ties to MBS, MBZ, Erik Prince, Elliott Broidy, and the Trump transition team. This means Ruemmler — simultaneously Epstein's personal attorney — was representing another convicted sex offender closely tied to Gulf state intelligence operations.

Kathy Ruemmler has ZERO appearances as a registered lobbyist in Senate LDA records. Despite being former White House Counsel who joined Goldman Sachs and maintained 201 email exchanges with Epstein, she never registered as a lobbyist. This is consistent with the revolving door pattern where former government officials move to private sector roles as 'advisors' or 'counsel' rather than registered lobbyists, avoiding LDA disclosure requirements while potentially engaging in activities that functionally resemble lobbying.

Ruemmler named as TRUSTEE of Epstein's 2019 trust (alongside Indyke and Kahn) and SUCCESSOR EXECUTOR of Epstein's will. Trust documents EFTA01266457 name 'DARREN K. INDYKE, RICHARD D. KAHN, and KATHERYN H. RUEMMLER, as Trustees.' Will EFTA01266278 appoints 'KATHRYN H. RUEMMLER, as successor Executor.' Additional trust EFTA01266434 names Ruemmler as successor trustee. This places Ruemmler at the absolute inner core of Epstein's legal and financial structure — not merely a social contact but a fiduciary of the estate.

Ruemmler resigned from Goldman Sachs in February 2026, per LittleSis entity update (entity 117867, updated 2026-02-13). LittleSis description: 'Resigned as Global head of regulatory affairs, Goldman Sachs in February 2026.' This resignation coincides with the DOJ Epstein document releases showing her deep involvement in Epstein's legal strategy, estate planning, and career coaching. She served at Goldman from April 2020 to February 2026. SEC EDGAR confirms her name appears in Goldman Sachs DEF 14A proxy statements from 2022-2024. Her departure follows the pattern of Epstein-connected figures leaving positions after document releases — Brende (WEF investigation), Jagland (investigated), Ruemmler (resigned).

September 2014 UNGA Week exchange reveals Ruemmler awareness of Epstein's activities with women: Ruemmler asked 'girls?' — Epstein replied 'careful i will renew an old habit' then pivoted to listing his VIP guest roster: 'this week, thiel, summers, bill burns, gordon brown, jagland, mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris (gates), jabor (qatar), sultan (dubai), kosslyn (harvard), leon black, woody.' Ruemmler then responded 'Most girls do not have to...' (sentence continues across multiple documents). Context: This was UNGA week Sep 2014, Epstein was on USVI phone number (340-775-8111) for climate summit. Earlier same day, Ruemmler had remarked on Holder resignation: 'Uh, yeah. We will now go through a period of self-reflection and despair.' The 'girls?' question and Epstein's threat to 'renew an old habit' is one of the most direct references to Ruemmler's awareness of Epstein's sexual activities.

Ruemmler career timeline mapped through corpus with Epstein as orchestrating force: (1) Oct 2014: Bloomberg reports Obama favoring Ruemmler for AG — she shares with Epstein, then withdraws (EFTA02591681/EFTA02593429); (2) Sep 2014: Joins Latham & Watkins — 'Chair of firm called and said Latham is 100% behind me whatever I decide to do' (EFTA02592389); (3) Mar 2016: Negotiates Latham compensation through Epstein — 'what I need from Latham is a commitment on my compensation that goes beyond the numbers on the page' (EFTA02391492); (4) Apr 2016: 'Chair of Latham saw news that a corporate partner left Cravath for PW and now wants to meet with me' (EFTA02703473); (5) Dec 2017: 'Goldman picked Karen Seymour instead for GC' (existing finding); (6) Apr 2019: Goldman Waldron emails — 'We are unified in wanting to make something work in short order' (EFTA02633918); Waldron separately tells Ruemmler 'Selfishly I am rooting for you to say no to the other opportunity' (EFTA02634941); (7) Apr 2020: Joins Goldman as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs; (8) Feb 2026: Resigned from Goldman per LittleSis. Epstein coached every career transition from Latham to AG withdrawal to Goldman.

Ruemmler served as Epstein's bridge to Israeli intelligence-connected client Amit Kochavi. An article forwarded in the corpus (EFTA02358899) describes: 'And now Kochavi has purchased the services of President Obama's former White House counsel, Ruemmler, whose name was once on the shortlist for US attorney general. It's a fair question to ask: why was Ruemmler really down in local DC court on a Saturday morning?' This adds Kochavi to the list of controversial clients Ruemmler represented while simultaneously serving as Epstein's counsel — alongside George Nader (convicted sex offender/UAE/Mueller cooperator), Elliott Broidy (Trump fundraiser/hush money), and the prospect of HBJ (Qatar PM). Pattern: Epstein's network deployed a former White House Counsel across Gulf state, Israeli, and domestic political matters simultaneously.

Ruemmler's dual Gulf role fully documented: (1) Oct 2, 2016: Epstein introduced Ruemmler to Raafat Alsabbagh (Saudi) with Aziza Alahmadi CC'd: 'kathy - raafat, raafat - kathy' (EFTA02449625); (2) Mar 2, 2018: Ruemmler told Epstein she was 'involved in the WSJ matter' — referring to Elliott Broidy, the anti-Qatar operative whose $1.6M hush money scandal was breaking (EFTA02514715); (3) May 2018: Epstein brokered Broidy's next attorney after Chris Clark fired him (EFTA02658568); (4) Jun 2017: Epstein offered Ruemmler HBJ (pro-Qatar PM) as client (EFTA02647898); (5) Throughout: Ruemmler was representing George Nader, who worked with both UAE/MBS and Mueller investigation. Timeline of dual engagement: Alsabbagh (Saudi, Oct 2016) → Nader (UAE/Mueller, confirmed Mar 2018) → Broidy (anti-Qatar, Mar-May 2018) → HBJ option (pro-Qatar, Jun 2017). Ruemmler was simultaneously connected to opposing sides of the Gulf blockade through Epstein's client brokering.

Alahmadi-Ruemmler direct coordination confirmed: Oct 13-14, 2016, Aziza Alahmadi emailed Ruemmler directly about 'Meeting in Washington' (EFTA02448016). Alahmadi wrote 'See you on 15th.' Ruemmler forwarded this to Epstein. This was 11 days AFTER Epstein's introduction 'kathy - raafat, raafat - kathy' (Oct 2, EFTA02449625). Separately, Epstein also introduced Ruemmler to Alahmadi directly: 'Kathy azaiz' (EFTA02448281). Then Nov 17, 2016: Alahmadi sent a 'List' to Epstein which he forwarded to Ruemmler, who asked 'Where are you meeting?' and Epstein replied 'new york carib?' (EFTA02670134). This 6-week sequence (Oct 2 - Nov 17, 2016) shows Ruemmler was actively meeting with Saudi contacts in Washington on a schedule coordinated through Epstein, during the same period she was representing George Nader (UAE) and would soon be drawn into the Broidy matter (anti-Qatar).

Ruemmler exchanged political and legal intelligence with Epstein as informal advisory. She shared articles and opinions on: Trump financial disclosures ('trumps released financials silly, include revenues of hotels as INCOME. no related expenses', EFTA02647281), Trump firing Yates (Jan 2017), John Dowd as Trump counsel ('Omg. John Dowd???', EFTA02647260), Preet Bharara's DOJ record, Mueller investigation strategy, SEC enforcement on Musk stock manipulation (EFTA02622716), Facebook antitrust, and Apple SEC filings. She regularly met at SEC regional offices and reported back. Epstein also gave her career advice: 'did you enjoy sultan?' (Feb 2017), arranged Paul Simon concert tickets (EFTA02486703), and helped with real estate decisions and compensation negotiations.

Epstein directly asked Ruemmler about representing Hamad bin Jassim (HBJ), former Prime Minister of Qatar, in June 2017: 'I assume you do not want to represent. Hamad bin jassim? Qatar. Hired Ashcroft. Silly, Anyone you would like to suggest for him?' Ruemmler responded 'Why does he need counsel?' Epstein replied: 'Navigate wash views on intl law and sanctions.' This reveals: (1) Epstein was brokering legal representation for a former Qatari PM; (2) HBJ had hired John Ashcroft (former US Attorney General) but Epstein thought that was 'silly'; (3) Epstein saw Ruemmler as his preferred counsel for Gulf state clients; (4) This was while Ruemmler was simultaneously representing George Nader (UAE-aligned) and had been introduced to Alsabbagh (Saudi-aligned) — placing her at the nexus of all three Gulf factions via Epstein.

Ruemmler simultaneously managed THREE conflicting Nader-Broidy-Qatar matters from Mar-May 2018: (1) Representing George Nader (confirmed Mar 15 2018 by Kahn EFTA02502020). (2) Representing Elliott Broidy in WSJ matter (confirmed Mar 2 2018 EFTA02514715). (3) Sent Epstein the FP article about Nader-Broidy anti-Qatar scheme May 28 2018 (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029505). She was simultaneously representing BOTH sides of the Nader-Broidy operation. Extraordinary conflict of interest given Nader and Broidy were co-conspirators in the anti-Qatar influence operation that led to Broidys FARA guilty plea.

On Oct 17 2018 Ruemmler forwarded Epstein a Rachel Maddow tweet showing photograph of George Nader with Saudi Crown Prince MBS. Ruemmler was Naders attorney at this time sharing media coverage of her own clients activities with Epstein. The tweet concerned Naders relationship with MBS at center of Mueller investigation.

Epstein visited Ruemmler's new apartment on Mott Street (NYC) on December 1, 2018, with driver Jojo/Luciano Fontanilla. Same day's schedule (EFTA02263313) shows Epstein meeting with Misha Gromov, Robert Kuhn, Vincenzo Lozze, and Richard Axel. The Mott Street location is in Nolita/Little Italy — distinct from her DC-based Latham & Watkins office at 555 11th Street NW. Earlier (Nov 2018), Ruemmler told Epstein 'Still basking in Latham commitment to pay for apartment' (EFTA02615988), confirming Latham was subsidizing her NYC apartment as part of her compensation. This personal visit pattern — Epstein physically inspecting her living arrangements — demonstrates the intimate personal nature of the relationship beyond client-attorney.