# File 152 - Goldman Sachs and Uncle Jeffrey. Obama's White House Lawyer Got Luxury Gifts From a Convicted Sex Offender.

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Podcast: [The Epstein Files](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-epstein-files-7685609)
Published: 2026-04-15T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://nbn.fm/epstein-files/episode/ep152
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## Resource

Kathryn Ruemmler served as Obama's White House counsel from 2011 to 2014, then became Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Goldman Sachs in 2020. Released emails show she called Jeffrey Epstein Uncle Jeffrey, described him as an older brother, said she adored him, and accepted expensive gifts from him including luxury handbags and a fur coat. On the day Epstein was arrested at Teterboro Airport on July 6, 2019, he called three people. Ruemmler was one of them. Goldman Sachs stood by her...

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