
Epstein files fallout: People who’ve resigned or been fired after DOJ release
Global News
Kathy Ruemmler from Goldman Sachs is one of the latest to leave her job after connections to Jeffrey Epstein were uncovered.
The fallout after the release of millions of documents in late January — related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — continues as job departures, firings and resignations among high-powered business executives, politicians, lawyers, prolific academics and public figures ramp up.
As the files get dissected and studied, high-profile people across Europe, North America and the Middle East have seen consequences for their various relationships with the late financier Epstein.
Find below some of the people who’ve lost their roles or jobs.
A top lawyer at global banking firm Goldman Sachs has announced she will leave her role after appearing in the Epstein files.
Kathy Ruemmler confirmed Thursday that she will exit Goldman Sachs in June after email correspondence revealed a relationship between her and
Speaking to the Financial Times on Thursday, Ruemmler said, “I made the determination that the media attention on me, relating to my prior work as a defence attorney, was becoming a distraction.”
She initially said she would not resign from the role she has held since 2020, and a Goldman Sachs spokesperson previously stressed that Ruemmler “regrets ever knowing him,” The Guardian reported.
Reummler, who worked as White House counsel under former president Barack Obama, had extensive communications with Epstein between 2014 and 2019 after he was convicted of child sex trafficking offences, the documents show.













