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Obama's White House Counsel Was Invited to Epstein's Island

Patrick Duggan
Feb 11
3 min read

# Obama's White House Counsel Was Invited to Epstein's Island

The Documents Don't Lie

We searched 329,442 DOJ documents. We found Obama's former White House Counsel being invited to Jeffrey Epstein's island.

December 2014. Six years after his conviction. During the Obama administration's final years.

The Island Invitation

**EFTA02341393** (December 24, 2014):

*"many interesting people coming to visit island, I'm trying to organize a fun trip for you"* — Jeffrey Epstein to Kathy Ruemmler

Christmas Eve. Epstein is planning an island trip. He wants Obama's former White House Counsel to join.

Not a business meeting. Not a charity event. A "fun trip" to his private island.

Who Is Kathy Ruemmler?

From 2011 to 2014, Kathy Ruemmler was White House Counsel — the President's personal lawyer. The gatekeeper for legal issues affecting Barack Obama.

She left the White House in mid-2014.

By December 2014, she was being invited to Epstein's island.

Today, she's at Goldman Sachs. Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

The Intimate Communications

The island invitation wasn't the only document. The relationship ran deeper.

**EFTA02497034:**

*"they now think you are one of them, congrats!"* — Kathy Ruemmler to Epstein

*"Good girl"* — Jeffrey Epstein's response

*"This girl is dragging"* — Ruemmler

"Good girl." That's not professional correspondence. That's intimate. Familiar. The kind of thing you say to someone you're comfortable with.

The Interrogation Warning

**EFTA02353439:**

*"ariane is all biz.. careful as she prefers to drink and chat as her interrogation technique. shares confidences easily"* — Epstein warning Ruemmler about Ariane de Rothschild

Epstein is coaching the former White House Counsel on how to handle a Rothschild. Warning her about "interrogation techniques." Sharing intelligence on how to navigate elite social circles.

The Majorca Invitation

**EFTA02353205:**

*"You could come over? This is where Ariane thinks you should buy a house"* — Ruemmler being invited to Majorca

From the island to Majorca. The invitations kept coming.

The Intermediary Work

**EFTA02355170:**

*"I connected Laura and Darren via email and I have an email into Boies"* — Kathy Ruemmler

She wasn't just visiting. She was working. Connecting people. Facilitating introductions. Using her network on Epstein's behalf.

David Boies. One of the most powerful lawyers in America. The former White House Counsel was emailing him for Epstein.

The Goldman Question

Kathy Ruemmler is now Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Goldman Sachs.

Goldman Sachs is one of the most powerful financial institutions on Earth.

The woman running their legal department was invited to Epstein's island and called "Good girl" by a convicted sex trafficker.

Did Goldman know? Did they ask? Does it matter to them?

The Obama Question

When Ruemmler was White House Counsel, what did she know about Epstein?

When the DOJ was deciding whether to pursue federal charges against Epstein, where was she?

We're not making accusations. We're asking questions that the documents raise.

Verify It Yourself

**epstein.dugganusa.com**

Search: *Kathy Ruemmler*

EFTA02341393 — The island invitation

EFTA02497034 — "Good girl"

EFTA02353439 — The Ariane warning

EFTA02353205 — The Majorca invitation

EFTA02355170 — The Boies connection

Every document is searchable. Every quote is verified.

The Pattern

Kathy Ruemmler isn't unique. The Epstein documents show a pattern:

- **Reid Hoffman** — On the island

- **Elon Musk** — Island invitation December 2013

- **Bill Gates** — Project Molecule, Boris Nikolic

- **Peter Thiel** — Direct Bitcoin emails

- **Larry Summers** — Named in victim journal

The elite protected each other. The connections ran through government, finance, and technology.

Ruemmler sat at the intersection of all three.

The Bottom Line

Obama's White House Counsel was invited to Jeffrey Epstein's island in December 2014.

She was called "Good girl" by Epstein in documented communications.

She connected people for Epstein, including reaching out to David Boies.

She now runs legal for Goldman Sachs.

The documents are public. The questions remain unanswered.

*"many interesting people coming to visit island, I'm trying to organize a fun trip for you"* — Jeffrey Epstein to Obama's former White House Counsel, December 2014

*EFTA02341393. We indexed it.*

*Her name was Renee Nicole Good.*

*His name was Alex Jeffery Pretti.*