Goldman’s Top Lawyer Ruemmler to Leave Over Epstein Ties

Kathy Ruemmler is leaving her position as Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s top lawyer, drawing to a close a monthslong saga that saw the investment bank staunchly defend Ruemmler over her previous association with Jeffrey Epstein.

For weeks, Goldman has faced a steady drumbeat of headlines as the public has pored over the millions of pages of documents that have been released by the US Department of Justice, which mention Ruemmler’s name thousands of times. Together, they shined a light on years of interactions between her and the late pedophile, during which she accepted tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from him and used affectionate nicknames like “Uncle Jeffrey” and “sweetie.”