One of Epstein's Recruiters Decided to Inform On Him to the Police, and Epstein Schemed to Give Him a $3 Million Bribe to Keep Quiet;
He Discussed the Plan with Obama WH Counsel and Friend of Jeff Kathyrine Ruemmler

WSJ:

The Accomplice Who Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein--Then Went Dark

French model scout Jean-Luc Brunel was negotiating to provide prosecutors with evidence against the sex offender in 2016--three years before he was finally arrested--but ultimately backed out

Jean-Luc Brunel was ready to turn on the man who had been his patron and partner. The French modeling scout was prepared to tell prosecutors what he knew about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking.

Brunel was secretly negotiating in 2016 with lawyers representing Epstein's victims, according to newly released Justice Department files. Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs. They discussed a date for Brunel to walk into the U.S. Attorney's office in New York--in exchange for immunity.

"One of Epstein's bfs, Jean Luc Brunel, has helped get girls. He is wanting to cooperate," according to handwritten notes taken by a federal prosecutor in February 2016. "Brunel is afraid of being prosecuted."

And then Brunel went dark.

That's as much of the paywalled story that I can see, but the reporter posts this summary on X:

Khadeeja Safdar @khadeeja_safdar

NEW: In 2016, Jean-Luc Brunel was discussing a date to walk into the U.S. Attorney's office in New York to provide evidence against Jeffrey Epstein--in exchange for immunity. On May 3, Epstein fired off an email to Kathy Ruemmler. He wrote that Brunel was planning to go to prosecutors the following week and one of Brunel's friends had "asked for 3 million dollars so that Jean Luc would not go in."

Hans Mahncke
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This is pretty astonishing. When Jean-Luc Brunel, who ran Epstein's "modeling agency," was about to get an immunity deal to spill the beans on the operation, hush money negotiations began. The first person Epstein turned to for advice was Kathryn Ruemmler, a key member of Obama's inner circle. In the end, Brunel never testified.

I have no idea whether Ruemmler actually pulled any strings, but the fact that Epstein felt comfortable putting this in writing to her (while she responded by insisting on a phone call), speaks volumes about the level of trust, access and influence he enjoyed.

Also, Ruemmler tipped off Epstein about an investigation into a prostitution scandal -- something that would be of major interest to Epstein.

Note this Bloomberg article's headline refers to Ruemmler as "Goldman lawyer" rather than Obama's White House Council, which is far more relevant, because that's how she came into possession of this confidential information.

Kathryn Ruemmler corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein about a prostitution scandal that engulfed the US Secret Service during her tenure as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama.

Ruemmler forwarded to Epstein a draft email that contained detailed, nonpublic information about the behind-the-scenes role the White House Counsel's office played in investigating the 2012 prostitution scandal.

Ruemmler resigned as the chief legal officer and general counsel of Goldman Sachs after the emails with Epstein were released and publicized, with her spokeswoman saying she "has done nothing wrong and has nothing to hide" and that she has "deep sympathy for those harmed by Epstein".

Kathryn Ruemmler, who resigned last week as the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein about a prostitution scandal that engulfed the US Secret Service during her tenure as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama.

In a dozen or so exchanges that were sent months after Ruemmler left her White House position in 2014, she complained to Epstein about "this secret service crap" and forwarded to him a draft email that contained detailed, nonpublic information about the behind-the-scenes role the White House Counsel's office played in investigating the 2012 prostitution scandal.

Although Ruemmler had left the White House, she remained embroiled in the matter as lawmakers and journalists probed her work investigating the scandal. At the time she was under consideration for US attorney general.

Epstein offered advice, as well as what he described as "edits" to the email draft, which Ruemmler indicated she was planning to send to a journalist. "Breathe, smile. You're free," he wrote in one message.

These messages were among hundreds between Ruemmler and Epstein, a set of exchanges that reveals they had a relationship close enough that she accepted gifts from him and referred to him as "Uncle Jeffrey." After this latest batch of emails was released and publicized, Ruemmler resigned last week as the chief legal officer and general counsel of Goldman Sachs. She said June 30 would be her last day.

It's unclear whether Ruemmler accepted any advice on the Secret Service scandal from Epstein, who was already a convicted sex offender at the time. Jennifer Connelly, a spokeswoman for Ruemmler, said the former White House counsel "has done nothing wrong and has nothing to hide. Nothing in the record suggests otherwise."

posted by Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:30 PM

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