Networking With A Pedophile
Goldman Sachs defends its general counsel after her chummy relationship with Jeffrey Epstein is exposed
“I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with.” ―Donald Trump in 2002
Jeffrey Epstein had been a registered sex offender since 2008. Anyone maintaining a “professional relationship” with him after that date has explaining to do.
The PR guy at Goldman Sachs is now defending the investment banking giant’s general counsel after Congress released emails this week suggesting that she was one of Epstein’s pals.
Here’s what Goldman Sachs flack Tony Fratto told Business Insider about the firm’s top lawyer, Kathy Ruemmler on Thursday:
“The personal emails exclusively occurred before Kathy worked at Goldman Sachs, when Ms. Ruemmler was the global head of the White Collar Defense practice at Latham and Watkins. … As we’ve said before, and has been repeatedly reported, Ms. Ruemmler had a professional relationship with Mr. Epstein.”
It’s the PR guy defending the lawyer for once. That’s quite a role reversal, but not too inverted for this perverted saga. Here’s what Fratto told CNBC:
“These emails were private correspondence well before Kathy Ruemmler joined Goldman Sachs. … Kathy is an exceptional general counsel and we benefit from her judgment every day.”
Some judgement.
