Ex-Goldman Chief Counsel Calls Epstein a 'Masterful Liar' in House Testimony
Kathryn Ruemmler told Congress Epstein manipulated her to boost his reputation. She left Goldman Sachs in June amid email controversy.
Kathryn Ruemmler, Goldman Sachs' former top lawyer, appeared before House lawmakers to offer her account of her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, describing the disgraced financier as a skilled deceiver who deliberately used her professional standing to enhance his own credibility and social legitimacy.
Ruemmler's characterization of Epstein as a 'masterful liar' frames her testimony within a broader pattern that investigators and journalists have documented over years — that Epstein cultivated relationships with powerful, respected figures precisely to insulate himself from scrutiny and project an air of legitimacy that his background alone could not provide.
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The testimony carries particular weight given Ruemmler's stature. As Goldman's general counsel, she occupied one of the most scrutinized legal roles on Wall Street, making her account of being deceived both credible and consequential. Her willingness to characterize Epstein's manipulation in such direct terms before Congress suggests she sought to draw a clear line between personal deception and any institutional culpability at Goldman.
Earlier this year, Ruemmler announced she would depart Goldman Sachs at the end of June following scrutiny over her email communications with Epstein. The emails had raised uncomfortable questions about the nature and extent of her contact with him, accelerating pressure on the firm to address the optics of her continued tenure. Her exit underscored how the ripple effects of the Epstein scandal continue to reshape careers and reputations across elite American institutions years after his 2019 death.
The House hearing reflects Congress's sustained interest in mapping the full network of influential figures who intersected with Epstein, and what — if anything — those connections reveal about systemic failures to hold him accountable during his lifetime. Continue reading at US Top News and Analysis.
