Epstein survivors 'appalled' by NYT piece that 'whitewashes' key 'enabler': report

Source: Raw Story

June 12, 2026 2:45PM ET


Several survivors of Jeffrey Epstein were left “appalled” Friday following The New York Times’ essay that some said “whitewashed” the reputation of a key Epstein associate, an individual who, according to famed reporter Julie K. Brown, “enabled Epstein over the years.”

The Times published a guest essay Thursday about Kathryn Ruemmler, the former White House counsel to President Barack Obama, whose past ties to Epstein sparked her departure from Goldman Sachs earlier this year. She is not, however, facing any accusations of unlawful conduct related to Epstein.

Ruemmler was exposed earlier this year for having accepted gifts from Epstein between 2014 and 2019, and for advising Epstein on “how to respond to media questions about his legal treatment.” She also referred to Epstein as “Uncle Jeffrey,” and, according to Brown, made “various justifications for overlooking [Epstein’s] criminal conduct with underage girls.”

In the guest essay, legal analyst Ankush Khardori argued that the involvement of attorneys Alan Dershowitz and Kenneth Starr in Epstein’s 2007 prosecution for soliciting prostitution from a minor seemed, for Ruemmler, “further proof of [Epstein’s] relative innocence.”. The sentence, Brown argued, was “laughable.”

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