House Panel Grills Kathryn Ruemmler Over 5-Year Jeffrey Epstein Ties

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 15

Bipartisan House Oversight members challenged Ruemmler in a closed-door interview, saying her account of limited contact with Epstein did not match emails and gifts showing a friendly relationship from 2014 to 2019.
Justice Department records released before the session showed numerous meetings and exchanges years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor, intensifying scrutiny that already led Ruemmler to resign as Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer.
Democrats including Rep. Robert Garcia said her answers appeared untruthful and argued she should have been interviewed under oath; Rep. Suhas Subramanyam said she admitted knowing about Epstein’s massages, though not that underage girls were involved.
Chairman James Comer said the communications suggest Ruemmler worked to rehabilitate Epstein’s image after his conviction, underscoring how the committee’s Epstein-Maxwell investigation has entered a second year.