“Plus, she was shocked by the arrest that could have had headline-risk implications for the bank, these people add.”

“Indeed, the above was just a small part of what Ruemmler had painstakingly disclosed to Goldman’s brass – including CEO David Solomon – before she was offered a top legal job at the white shoe investment firm.”

“Likewise, with the 2023 release of Epstein’s private calendar, Ruemmler told Goldman to review her emails with Epstein; later in 2025 she paid out of her own pocket for outside counsel to review all interactions with Epstein – including the ones, she believes were misconstrued and would lead to her 2026 resignation, these people add.”

“Her scrupulous disclosures are partly why, I am told, Solomon implored that she stay when she informed him she was resigning in February.”

“Before Ruemmler joined Goldman Sachs in 2020 and became its chief legal officer a year later, she forged a blue-chip career as a prosecutor working on the task force that investigated the Enron scandal.”

“She served as White House counsel to President Barack Obama before joining Latham & Watkins in 2014 to lead the firm’s white-collar defense practice.”

“It was at Latham that she met Epstein, who my sources says cold-called her on a recommendation.”

“The two had several mutual friends, including Larry Summers, the former Treasury secretary under President Obama”

“That call involved legal work for a planned fund that would streamline the way uber-rich people can make charitable donations that Epstein was putting together.”

“One of her first face-to-face meetings would be with Epstein and Microsoft founder Bill Gates involving the creation of the fund”

“The fund never materialized, but Epstein was impressed enough with Ruemmler that he would eventually introduce her to do work for one of his clients, Edmond de Rothschild Group, advising the bank on legal and regulatory issues.”

“Epstein served as a gatekeeper for the Swiss bank, which is why Reummler would have to deal with him over the next five years.”

“Epstein offered trips to his infamous island in the Caribbean, which she repeatedly blew off.”

“She gives legal and PR advice to Epstein but only when she was asked.”

“She refers to Epstein as “Uncle Jeffrey” after receiving boots from him, which she has said is a sarcastic quip, I am told.”

“Ruemmler and Epstein never socialized; they didn’t know each other’s family.”

“As for Epstein’s conviction on a count of soliciting sex with an underaged prostitute, he explained it to Ruemmler as a mistake with a 17-year old.”

“It was the same thing he told me during an interview in 2019, just before his arrest and apparent suicide in a Manhattan federal lockup.”

“At the time, Ruemmler was inclined to believe Epstein, I am told, because of the leniency of his sentence – a mere 13 months in a county jail.”

“She never saw any of the behavior that made Epstein notorious; in fact press reports say he took pains not to bring young women to his Manhattan townhouse in Ruemmler’s presence.”

“All their meetings were either in public places or his NYC residence, where he was known to hold such confabs, these people add.”

“Ruemmler never traveled on Epstein’s private jet despite offers to do so.”

“The extent of his gifts to her – boots, an Apple Watch, a high-end handbag over a five year period – weren’t material given her salary at the time.”

“Epstein once offered her an upgrade for a flight to Geneva to meet with the Swiss bank she represented, from business to first class, which she took because it was a client matter who was paying for the trip anyway.”

“He once offered to fly her on his private plane to Germany for a client-related matter and she “demurred,” one person close to her said, because “she felt it was excessive.””