Khaberni - New documents about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein revealed a joke between him and Kathy Ruemmler, the chief lawyer at "Goldman Sachs" and a former advisor at the White House, concerning his "penis".
In detail, recently released documents from the U.S. Department of Justice showed that Kathy Ruemmler signed her emails to Jeffrey Epstein with "xoxo" (hugs and kisses).
Ruemmler, who served as a White House advisor during former President Barack Obama's administration before becoming the lead legal officer at "Goldman Sachs", emailed Epstein on his sixty-second birthday in 2015, saying: "Hope you enjoy this day with your true only love :-)"
Epstein replied, saying: "They say men often name their penises because it would be inappropriate to make love to a complete stranger."
Ruemmler sarcastically responded - having exchanged thousands of messages with Epstein following his 2008 conviction for exploiting a minor and before the dimensions of his alleged sex crimes were revealed in 2019 - saying: "It's hard to believe there's still an open question about whether men are the inferior sex."
Jennifer Connelly, spokesperson for Ruemmler, told the "New York Post," saying: "Ms. Ruemmler did nothing wrong and has nothing to hide, and there is nothing in the records that indicates otherwise."
The latest batch of messages showed that Ruemmler helped Epstein coordinate a response when "ABC News" was preparing a segment for "Good Morning America" featuring one of his victims, Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Giuffre had stated that Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell sexually abused her and trafficked her to other influential men.
In one of the messages dated April 2015, Ruemmler wrote to Epstein that Giuffre's "ostensibly fantastical" claims "lack credibility". (It should be noted that the typographical errors visible in the files, such as replacing the letter "e" with the "=" sign, are due to copy errors during the Justice Department's rapid processing of the Epstein file set.)
In another series of messages, Ruemmler asked Epstein whether Maxwell would release a statement to "ABC News." Epstein replied: "Her lawyer sent a lengthy letter to the legal advisor, but she will do as you suggest."
In a message dated April 23, 2015, Ruemmler wrote: "Some suggested amendments in the attached version shown with changes." The attachment was not included in the documents released by the Justice Department.
The messages also show Epstein offering to fly Ruemmler to his private island in the Caribbean. They also exchanged messages about an article in "Daily Mail" reporting that former President Barack Obama visited Richard Branson's private island. Epstein wrote: "Should we invite him to meet you and Lisa on my island this Saturday..?" and added in another message that his island "is much prettier than Branson's.. and also more private."
Ruemmler replied to that: "If that got out, it would be a real scandal! Can you imagine what the Daily Mail would do?" Later, Epstein wrote: "What time on Sunday? My plane will be there."
Epstein wrote: "Planning to pick you up on Sunday whenever suits you best," referring to a copy of her passport. It seems the visit did not occur, as on January 28, 2017, Epstein wrote: "I totally understand Lisa's position.. She is not at fault." Ruemmler replied: "Yes - there's still too much risk in the air."
Separately, the messages showed that Ruemmler sought Epstein's advice on her professional decisions. In October 2014, months after leaving the White House, she sent him a draft public statement announcing her decision not to consider becoming the U.S. Attorney General and asked for his comments.
In July 2018, she emailed Epstein a draft letter she intended to send to Sheryl Sandberg, the executive at "Facebook," following their meeting. In March 2019, Epstein wrote to her: "I also prefer that you stay away from any association with me when dealing with Facebook."
Connelly, the spokesperson for Ruemmler, said in a statement to the "New York Post": "Jeffrey Epstein was a man of many faces. Ms. Ruemmler only saw the face he presented to gain credibility and acceptance. Her views were shaped by that and by his denial of any wrongdoing except for what he had pleaded guilty to years earlier."
Connelly added that Ruemmler was "clear and consistent from the start: she knew him through her work as a criminal defense attorney, where she joined him in representing a client, received professional referrals from him, and had a friendly relationship with him in that professional context. Occasionally, Epstein would seek informal advice, and she would provide her comments based on her understanding at the time, without any formal involvement."
