Epstein was a ‘masterful liar,’ former Obama counsel said during House Oversight Committee questioning

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Kathryn Ruemmler, who was most recently a top lawyer for Goldman Sachs, exchanged dozens of emails with Jeffrey Epstein.

Kathryn Ruemmler, center, walks next to another woman down a hallway

Kathryn Ruemmler, a former lawyer at Goldman Sachs, right, during a break in a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee in Washington on Wednesday.Daniel Heuer / Bloomberg via Getty Images

July 15, 2026, 10:51 PM EDT

By Raquel Coronell Uribe and Kyle Stewart

Former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler denied seeing any criminal conduct by Jeffrey Epstein during a closed-door interview before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday but was met with skepticism by some on the panel.

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