- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said Kathryn Ruemmler was not truthful during six hours of testimony before the House Oversight Committee about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Ruemmler told the committee she never witnessed criminal activity and that Epstein “used me and other respectable people to legitimize his standing.”
- Ruemmler’s spokesperson said she “testified openly and truthfully” and answered every question.
- Ruemmler is a former White House counsel to President Barack Obama and the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs.
Ruemmler told panel she witnessed no criminal activity
Lawmakers on Wednesday said Kathryn Ruemmler, the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and White House counsel to President Barack Obama, was not being truthful about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, rejecting her testimony that Epstein had merely “used” her.
Ruemmler in her opening remarks told members of the House Oversight Committee that “it was a mistake to deal with” Epstein, but she insisted she never witnessed criminal activity. She said Epstein “used me and other respectable people to legitimize his standing.”
Democrats emerged from questioning Ruemmler saying she was not being forthcoming about her ties to Epstein.
“It is difficult to see how she’s being completely truthful in there with the answers she’s given the committee,” Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the committee, told reporters.
Jennifer Connelly, a spokeswoman for Ruemmler, said in response that Ruemmler had “testified openly and truthfully for six hours and answered every question the committee asked.”