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曾担任前总统巴拉克·奥巴马政府白宫法律顾问的凯瑟琳·吕梅尔（Kathryn Ruemmler），在司法部新公布的关于定罪性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（Jeffrey Epstein）的文件中提供了更多关于她与爱泼斯坦关系的细节后，正从金融巨头高盛（Goldman Sachs）的总法律顾问职位上卸任。
吕梅尔告诉哥伦比亚广播公司新闻，她正在辞去总法律顾问职务。
高盛首席执行官大卫·所罗门（David Solomon）在一份给哥伦比亚广播公司新闻的声明中证实了吕梅尔的辞职，他写道：”我接受了她的辞呈，并且尊重她的决定。”所罗门称她是”一位非凡的总法律顾问”，并表示”我们会想念她”。她的辞职将于6月30日生效。
吕梅尔担任高盛的首席法务官兼总法律顾问，并共同主持这家大型投资银行的声誉风险管理委员会。她此前于2011年至2014年在奥巴马政府担任白宫法律顾问，之后于2014年加入律师事务所Latham and Watkins，2020年加入高盛。
她的辞职是在司法部于1月底和2月初公布的大量爱泼斯坦文件中，其姓名多次出现在2014年至2019年（爱泼斯坦在联邦拘留期间死亡的那一年）的邮件往来中之后发生的。
在2015年12月的一封电子邮件交流中，吕梅尔说她很欣赏爱泼斯坦。
“我很欣赏他。就像有了另一个哥哥！”吕梅尔在回复给一位被编辑的收件人时说。这一评论是在爱泼斯坦提出为她购买一张飞往欧洲的头等舱机票之后作出的。
爱泼斯坦的日程表显示有数十次与吕梅尔的预定会议和活动。其中一条2018年2月6日的记录写道：”凯西·吕梅尔将于上午9点让造型团队到她的纽约公寓！”目前还不清楚爱泼斯坦为何要记录这次明显是头发和化妆的预约。
2015年5月，爱泼斯坦问吕梅尔是否可以安排伍迪·艾伦（Woody Allen）和他的妻子Soon Yi参观白宫。
“我想伍迪可能太有政治敏感性了？”爱泼斯坦写道。
吕梅尔表示，她可以安排这位电影制片人和他的妻子参观，但她认为爱泼斯坦”可能太有政治敏感性了”。根据白宫记录，这次参观最终在2015年12月举行。
吕梅尔与爱泼斯坦的这些交流发生在爱泼斯坦2008年在佛罗里达州因卖淫指控认罪后的几年。他于2019年因联邦性交易指控被捕，但在等待审判期间自杀身亡。
2023年，她告诉《华尔街日报》：”我后悔认识过杰弗里·爱泼斯坦。”
丹尼尔·克莱德曼（Daniel Klaidman）、亚伦·纳瓦罗（Aaron Navarro）、雅各布·罗森（Jacob Rosen）和凯瑟琳·沃森（Kathryn Watson）对本报道有贡献。
Kathryn Ruemmler resigning as Goldman Sachs’ general counsel after her appearances in the Epstein files
February 12, 2026 / 10:28 PM EST / CBS News
Kathryn Ruemmler, who served as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama, is stepping down from her role as general counsel of financial giant Goldman Sachs after the Justice Department’s newly released files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein offered additional details on her relationship with Epstein.
Ruemmler told CBS News that she is resigning as general counsel.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon confirmed Ruemmler’s resignation in a statement to CBS News, writing that “I accepted her resignation, and I respect her decision.” Solomon called her an “extraordinary general counsel” and said “she will be missed.” Her resignation takes effect on June 30.
Ruemmler serves as chief legal officer and general counsel for Goldman Sachs, and she co-chairs the mega-investment bank’s reputational risk committee. She previously served as White House counsel under Obama from 2011 to 2014, before joining the law firm Latham and Watkins in 2014 and then Goldman Sachs in 2020.
Her resignation comes after her name appeared in multiple emails released by the Justice Department in late January and early February as part of its massive trove of Epstein files. Her name appears in messages between 2014 and 2019, the year that Epstein died in federal custody.
In one December 2015 email exchange, Ruemmler said she adored Epstein.
“I adore him. It’s like having another older brother!” Ruemmler said to a redacted recipient. Ruemmler made the comment after Epstein offered to buy her a first-class ticket to Europe.
Epstein’s calendar shows dozens of scheduled meetings and events involving Ruemmler. One note, for Feb. 6, 2018, says, “Kathy Ruemmler to have the Glam Squad to her NY apt for 9am!” It’s unclear why Epstein was making note of the apparent hair and makeup appointment.
In May 2015, Epstein asked Ruemmler if she could get Woody Allen and his wife Soon Yi a tour of the White House.
“I assume woody would be too politically sensitive?” Epstein wrote.
Ruemmler said she could get the filmmaker and his wife a tour, though she said Epstein may be “too politically sensitive.” That tour ended up happening in December 2015, according to White House records.
The exchanges between Ruemmler and Epstein took place several years after Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution charges in Florida in 2008. He was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges in 2019, but died by suicide while awaiting trial.
In 2023, she told the Wall Street Journal, “I regret ever knowing Jeffrey Epstein.”
Daniel Klaidman, Aaron Navarro, Jacob Rosen and Kathryn Watson contributed to this report.
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