Remember Obama's2012 Colombian prostitution scandal? Turns out,Jeffrey Epstein was involved...
Newly released Department of Justice documents from the Epstein files have exposed a previously unknown connection between a 2012 White House advance-team scandal in Cartagena, Colombia, andKathryn Ruemmler- the former Obama White House counsel who later became Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer.
Ruemmlerresigned from Goldmanlate last week, after the latest Epstein document dump revealed herextensive, affectionate, and years-long correspondencewith the convicted sex offender. The emails show she called him “Uncle Jeffrey,” accepted expensive gifts, and turned to him for advice on sensitive legal and reputational matters -including how to respond to a 2014 Washington Postreportthat accused her ofhelping suppress evidence of prostitution involving a rich kid White House aidewhose daddy was a huge Obama donor.
The WaPo report, by all accounts,cost Ruemmler a job as Obama's Attorney General.
In April 2012, ahead of President Obama’s trip to the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, at least 20 Secret Service agents, military personnel, and others were involved in hiring prostitutes. The scandal led to multiple firings and disciplinary actions.
A lesser-known element involvedJonathan Dach, a 25-year-old Yale Law student and unpaid White House advance-team volunteer(son of prominent Democratic donor Leslie Dach). Hotel records obtained by investigators showed a prostitute was checked into Dach’s room at the Hilton Cartagena shortly after midnight on April 3, 2012.
Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan briefed White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler on the evidence. The White House conducted a review, interviewed advance-team members (including Dach), and publicly declared “no indication of any misconduct” by White House personnel. Dach was later cleared and went on to work at the State Department.
More recently,Dach wasfoundto have 'chronically violated state rules'in his role as former chief of staff to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) by usinga state vehicle as his personal car for nearly two years"and driving at speeds constituting reckless driving under Connecticut law."
In October 2014, while Ruemmler was in private practice at Latham & Watkins and reportedly under consideration to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General - WaPo published new details. Reporters Carol D. Leonnig and David Nakamura revealed thatthe White House had received specific evidence(hotel records and witness accounts) implicating a White House advance-team member but had not fully investigated or disclosed it.
On October 9, 2014, EpsteinemailedRuemmler: “Doing fine. Was talking to reporters until late in the morning last night. Trying to isolate/contain wapo.”
Source: ZeroHedge News
