Kathy Ruemmler Faces Backlash After Questioning Virginia Giuffre’s Claims
Ruemmler told Congress she saw no evidence of abuse, while Giuffre’s family said her remarks undermine survivors and more than 50 officials stepped down.
- On Wednesday, The House Oversight Committee released a transcript of its closed-door interview with former Obama White House Counsel Kathy Ruemmler, who was questioned about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Ruemmler resigned from her top legal position at Goldman Sachs in February following reports detailing her interactions with Epstein; she told the panel she now regrets those associations.
- During questioning, Ruemmler testified that descriptions of abuse by Virginia Roberts Giuffre "lacked inherent credibility," and investigators probed a 2015 email where she wrote about potential counterclaims against Giuffre.
- Ruemmler defended her past communications, claiming she was "sort of in a generic way trying to show that I'm being somewhat responsive" to Epstein, while maintaining she had "no direct involvement" in the matters.
- In 2019, Giuffre publicly alleged Epstein trafficked her to friends, including Prince Andrew, when she was 17 years old; the former prince, now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has repeatedly denied the allegations.
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Lawyer rips Epstein adviser's 'gross' claim about 'American hero': 'Shame on her'
An attorney for several survivors of Jeffrey Epstein said he was "appalled" on Thursday after a high-powered corporate attorney who advised the late child sex offender told lawmakers that she did not view Virginia Giuffre as a "credible witness."Attorney Arick Fudali, who represents 11 Epstein survivors, told CNN anchor Boris Sanchez he was stunned to learn about the comments from attorney Kathy Ruemmler, the former Goldman Sachs general counsel…
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Obama lawyer slammed for claiming Epstein victim’s allegations ‘lacked credibility’
Kathryn Ruemmler, who served as White House counsel to former US president Barack Obama, testified to Congress that she thought Virginia Giuffre’s sex-trafficking allegations lacked sufficient detail.
Kathy Ruemmler, Obama’s ex-lawyer at the White House, told a panel in the House that she believed that descriptions of abuse of one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, “were lacking...
Kathy Ruemmler said Epstein accuser’s assertions ‘lacked inherent credibility’ under questioning about her own ties
Kathy Ruemmler, the former Obama White House Counsel, told a House panel that she believed the descriptions of abuse by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre “lacked inherent credibility,” as she was grilled by investigators about her own ties to Epstein, a transcript shows.
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