{"id":439389,"date":"2026-01-30T19:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/439389\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T19:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:14:08","slug":"live-updates-more-jeffrey-epstein-files-released-by-justice-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/439389\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: More Jeffrey Epstein files released by Justice Department"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs<\/a> and a White House counsel under former President Barack Obama, called Jeffrey Epstein \u201cwonderful Jeffrey\u201d and said \u201cI adore him\u201d in a December 2015 email exchange which appears to show Epstein booking and paying for her to have a first-class trip to Europe.\n <\/p>\n

\n The email exchange, dated<\/a> December 25\u201326, 2015, appears to show Epstein telling a redacted individual to arrange Ruemmler\u2019s travel. The redacted individual explicitly proposed booking the f lights on Epstein\u2019s credit card.\n <\/p>\n

\n At the time, Ruemmler was the head of the white-collar crime practice at the law firm Latham and Watkins, which has said Epstein was never a client.\n <\/p>\n

\n When the redacted individual asked Ruemmler if the trip needed to be organized on Christmas Day, Ruemmler replied, \u201cMerry Christmas! No, no, no \u2013 I am so sorry for the intrusion. Please enjoy the day. Jeffrey is just being wonderful Jeffrey.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n A day later in response, Ruemmler provided her frequent-flyer number, and preferred route for an international trip to Geneva, with uncertainty about where she would return from.\n <\/p>\n

\n When the redacted individual organizing the trip for Ruemmler replied that Epstein is \u201cso very kind,\u201d Ruemmler responded, \u201cI know, and I never feel as if I can return the kindness adequately. I hope you are having a wonderful day.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The redacted individual then told Ruemmler that Epstein considered her a \u201cvery good friend,\u201d to which Ruemmler responded, \u201cWell, I adore him. It\u2019s like having another older brother!\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The December 2015 emails add to a body of past KFILE reporting<\/a> that has raised questions about the nature and extent of Ruemmler\u2019s relationship with Epstein.\n <\/p>\n

\n As previously reported, Epstein referred to Ruemmler in a message as \u201cmy great defender,\u201d sought her advice as he faced renewed scrutiny over his abuse of underage girls, and relied on her input while crafting responses to critical media coverage.\n <\/p>\n

\n KFILE previously reported that Ruemmler appeared repeatedly on Epstein\u2019s calendars for meetings, meals, and travel between 2014 and 2019, and that unsealed court records describe her providing legal advice on matters including media strategy, correspondence with lawmakers, and efforts to preserve Epstein\u2019s controversial 2008 non-prosecution agreement.\n <\/p>\n

\n Epstein\u2019s estate has asserted attorney-client privilege over hundreds of emails involving Ruemmler, a claim that legal experts have said is inconsistent with the idea of a purely casual or informal relationship.\n <\/p>\n

\n Ruemmler has said she regrets ever knowing Epstein and has denied representing him or advocating on his behalf. Goldman Sachs, where she now serves as chief legal officer, has said her relationship with Epstein was professional.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cAs Kathy has repeatedly said, she had a professional relationship with Epstein. In fact, the plane ticket you\u2019re highlighting was in relation to a business meeting with the mutual client that Epstein referred to Latham and Watkins,\u201d a Goldman Sachs spokesperson told CNN.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and a White House counsel under former President Barack Obama,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-439389","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-united-states-of-america","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","14":"tag-us","15":"tag-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}