Goldman lawyer quits over Epstein

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by Paul Davies

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Paul J Davies

@pauljdavies.bsky.social

"It shouldn't have taken this long." Great column from @bethkowitt.bsky.social >>
Why did Goldman Sachs keep defending its top lawyer amid increasingly damaging Epstein revelations? @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Goldman's Kathryn Ruemmler Wore Out Her Welcome

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s Kathryn Ruemmler is resigning as the firm’s top lawyer after the most recent release of Department of Justice files revealed the extent of her long and close ties to disgrac...

www.bloomberg.com

February 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM

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Will Stancil

@whstancil.bsky.social

An issue with the Epstein files is that the FBI interviewed a lot of people after Epstein died, and some of them were cranks who said things like “He sounds like Mossad to me” and now people can be like “Epstein was Mossad, it’s in the Epstein files!”

February 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Justice Dept.’s head of antitrust departs

Ousted amid conflict with DOJ leaders over how aggressively to enforce the nation’s corporate competition laws

Gail Slater was a rare political appointee within the Trump administration with bipartisan support
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Justice Dept.’s head of antitrust departs amid tensions on enforcement

Gail Slater — an antitrust attorney who vowed to resist political interference at her confirmation hearing — announced her departure on social media.

www.washingtonpost.com

February 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Justice Dept.’s head of antitrust departs amid tensions on enforcement www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Justice Dept.’s head of antitrust departs amid tensions on enforcement

Gail Slater — an antitrust attorney who vowed to resist political interference at her confirmation hearing — announced her departure on social media.

www.washingtonpost.com

February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM

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by Scott A. Imberman Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

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Scott Imberman

@imbernomics.bsky.social

FoxNews continues to allow vile antisemitism on its network. Watters needs to be fired.

Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22h

Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...

February 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM

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Matthew Gertz

@mattgertz.bsky.social

Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...

February 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Epstein files:
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathy Ruemmler resigns Ruemmler referred to Epstein as "uncle Jeffrey."
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/e...

Top Goldman Sachs lawyer resigns after Epstein files release

The ex-White House counsel to former President Obama is the latest high-profile figure to resign following the DOJ's recent release.

www.axios.com

February 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM

Financial Times

FirstFT: Top Goldman lawyer to quit over Epstein links

Also in today’s newsletter: US plans to roll back metals tariffs and Wall Street’s hunt for the next AI casualty

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Le Monde

Affaire Epstein : derrière les complaisances, l’indifférence à la délinquance sexuelle

Si la plupart des personnalités internationales qui figurent dans les « Epstein Files » ne sont pas à ce stade soupçonnées de complicité dans les exactions sexuelles du millionnaire, elles ne pouvaient les ignorer. Ce qui ne les a pas empêchées de profiter de son entregent et de ses largesses : ce mélange d’apathie et de cynisme questionne.

Reposts 21 1d

La Repubblica

Epstein, Goldman Sachs' top lawyer resigns: she was a White House adviser under Obama

Kathy Ruemmler is swept up in a scandal after emails surfaced in which she described the pedophile financier as a 'big brother' and minimized his sexual crimes

Reposts 3 1d

Der Spiegel

Goldman Sachs: Chief Legal Officer Kathryn Ruemmler leaves over Epstein connection

Kathryn Ruemmler, Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer, apparently had closer contacts with Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. After the new disclosures, she is leaving the bank.

Reposts 2 1d

Le Figaro

Jeffrey Epstein or... 'Marius Robert Fortelni'? This mysterious Austrian passport at the center of the sex offender's travels abroad

Documents from the FBI published in Epstein's files show that the millionaire regularly used a fake passport between May 1982 and October 1983.

Reposts 0 1d

Der Standard

Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer leaves over Epstein connection

Kathryn Ruemmler leaves the financial institution on June 30. She had previously served as a prosecutor and as White House counsel under President Barack Obama

Reposts 1 1d

by Virginia Braun

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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them)

@ginnybraun.bsky.social

Good to see *some* academic institutions starting to reckon with their male academics’ with ties to Epstein.

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences

Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.

www.insidehighered.com

February 13, 2026 at 4:27 AM

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MeidasTouch

@meidastouch.com

NEWS: Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler has RESIGNED after newly released emails exposed a years-long personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — including advising him on handling sex crime accusations, media scrutiny, and accusers.

February 13, 2026 at 2:23 AM

by Aaron Sojourner

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Aaron Sojourner

@aaronsojourner.org

Yes and MOAR
bsky.app/profile/wsj....

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

Breaking: Goldman’s top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler will step down after the Jeffrey Epstein files showed she remained close to him through his 2019 arrest.

Goldman Sachs’s Top Lawyer to Step Down Following Latest Epstein Documents

The bank had been steadfast in its support of general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler; recent documents showed she was a close ally of Epstein’s through his 2019 arrest.

on.wsj.com

February 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM

by Richard W. Painter

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by David Darmofal

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

A Democrat with ties to Epstein is out. Good. Interesting how Republicans don't hold their Epstein pals accountable like this.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...

Goldman’s Top Lawyer Departs Amid Revelations About Her Ties to Epstein

www.nytimes.com

February 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM

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Affaire Epstein : derrière les complaisances, l’indifférence à la délinquance sexuelle

Epstein, Goldman Sachs' top lawyer resigns: she was a White House adviser under Obama

Goldman Sachs: Chief Legal Officer Kathryn Ruemmler leaves over Epstein connection

Jeffrey Epstein or... 'Marius Robert Fortelni'? This mysterious Austrian passport at the center of the sex offender's travels abroad

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Scholar power: 1.6%

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FirstFT: Top Goldman lawyer to quit over Epstein links

Affaire Epstein : derrière les complaisances, l’indifférence à la délinquance sexuelle

Epstein, Goldman Sachs' top lawyer resigns: she was a White House adviser under Obama

Goldman Sachs: Chief Legal Officer Kathryn Ruemmler leaves over Epstein connection

Jeffrey Epstein or... 'Marius Robert Fortelni'? This mysterious Austrian passport at the center of the sex offender's travels abroad

Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer leaves over Epstein connection

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