Ex-Obama Official Sought Epstein’s Help Amid Report Suggesting She Covered Up White House Prostitution Scandal

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Ex-Obama Official Sought Epstein’s Help Amid Report Suggesting She Covered Up White House Prostitution Scandal

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Former Obama White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler turned to Jeffrey Epstein for help responding to allegations that she helped cover up an aide’s prostitution scandal, which emerged while she was under consideration to…

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