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CNN investigative reporter. Kfile founder. Co- founder of the Team Beans Infant Brain Tumor Fund. The New York Times once called me a “wunderkind.”

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Donald Trump once warned ‘lives will be wasted’ in Iran war. Now he’s leading one | CNN Politics As US forces carry out bombing operations inside Iran, President Donald Trump and several of his top national security officials are now presiding over a war they once warned would be costly, destabil...

NEW: In audio clips from 2011 and 2012, Trump repeatedly warned war with Iran would be politically motivated, strategically unnecessary and lead to casualties. "Lives will be wasted for no reason," Trump said, arguing -- baselessly -- that Obama was going to bomb Iran.

www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/p...

03.03.2026 20:27 👍 107 🔁 33 💬 2 📌 2
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I know I have been on this since 2015, but this column to this day still annoys me! It wasn’t even true at the time!

28.02.2026 14:49 👍 673 🔁 98 💬 21 📌 10
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Months before Epstein’s arrest, Virgin Islands governor offered him help in island dispute, texts show | CNN Politics Months before his July 2019 arrest, Jeffrey Epstein had an urgent problem he wanted resolved. Officials in the US Virgin Islands investigating unauthorized construction on his private islands had issu...

Months before his July 2019 arrest, Jeffrey Epstein had an urgent problem he wanted resolved. Officials in the US Virgin Islands investigating unauthorized construction on his private islands had issued a stop-work order and were weighing potential fines.

25.02.2026 22:30 👍 71 🔁 18 💬 4 📌 0
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Months before Epstein’s arrest, Virgin Islands governor offered him help in island dispute, texts show | CNN Politics Months before his July 2019 arrest, Jeffrey Epstein had an urgent problem he wanted resolved. Officials in the US Virgin Islands investigating unauthorized construction on his private islands had issu...

When Epstein texted the official was “going after me in the press!!” Bryan responded, “I asked him to recuse himself and concede on all previous permit requests.”

www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/p...

25.02.2026 16:33 👍 39 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

Epstein texted Bryan that the territory’s environmental commissioner “is going to issue fines against me.” Bryan replied he’d spoken to the commissioner and told him to “hold everything,” until they spoke.

25.02.2026 16:32 👍 33 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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Months before Epstein’s arrest, Virgin Islands governor offered him help in island dispute, texts show | CNN Politics Months before his July 2019 arrest, Jeffrey Epstein had an urgent problem he wanted resolved. Officials in the US Virgin Islands investigating unauthorized construction on his private islands had issu...

Albert Bryan Jr. — the governor of the Virgin Islands, a Democrat elected in 2018, did not return repeated request for comment across five days.

Bryan testified in a civil lawsuit in 2023 that he never gave Epstein any quote special treatment.”

www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/p...

25.02.2026 16:30 👍 166 🔁 34 💬 3 📌 1
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NEW: Text messages show the Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. repeatedly told Jeffrey Epstein he would intervene on his behalf as regulators moved to penalize him for illegal construction on his private islands — months before Epstein’s 2019 arrest.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/p...

25.02.2026 16:29 👍 335 🔁 97 💬 6 📌 3
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‘We got u’: Months before Epstein’s arrest, Virgin Islands governor repeatedly offered him help in island dispute, texts show
www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/p...

25.02.2026 15:16 👍 53 🔁 13 💬 4 📌 2
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Our latest on Kathy Ruemmler's resignation from Goldman Sachs. The House Oversight Committee is still interested in hearing from the former Obama White House counsel, according to ranking member Robert Garcia and having her answer questions from them.

14.02.2026 15:05 👍 99 🔁 17 💬 9 📌 2
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Kathy Ruemmler and Epstein: Inside the Goldman Sachs lawyer’s ties to the convicted sex offender | CNN Politics On Jeffrey Epstein’s 62nd birthday in 2015, Kathy Ruemmler, a former Obama White House counsel, emailed to wish him well, writing, “I hope you enjoy the day with your one true love. :-)”

“The fact is: Ms. Ruemmler does not make any statement about Epstein’s penis,” Clare told CNN in an email.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/p...

12.02.2026 16:25 👍 20 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 0
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Kathy Ruemmler is resigning as chief legal officer at Goldman Sachs amid increased scrutiny of her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. https://cnn.it/3ZvMCrI

13.02.2026 02:43 👍 189 🔁 31 💬 22 📌 8

We first reported these comments several months ago, along with the fact Carl deleted all his tweet and then had them removed from the Wayback Machine - but he forget to ask for his old username removed.
bsky.app/profile/cnn....

13.02.2026 15:41 👍 489 🔁 102 💬 16 📌 3
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Kathy Ruemmler and Epstein: Inside the Goldman Sachs lawyer’s ties to the convicted sex offender | CNN Politics On Jeffrey Epstein’s 62nd birthday in 2015, Kathy Ruemmler, a former Obama White House counsel, emailed to wish him well, writing, “I hope you enjoy the day with your one true love. :-)”

Meanwhile, serious journalist continue to do their work….

edition.cnn.com/2026/02/12/p...

12.02.2026 15:47 👍 38 🔁 11 💬 2 📌 2
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On Jeffrey Epstein's 62nd birthday in 2015, Kathy Ruemmler, a former Obama White House counsel, emailed to wish him well, writing, "I hope you enjoy the day with your one true love. :-)" https://cnn.it/4rQ67ra

12.02.2026 13:29 👍 75 🔁 20 💬 27 📌 8
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KFile: Trump officials denounce guns at protests — after defending armed protesters in 2020 | CNN Politics Senior Trump administration officials who have recently argued that civilians should not bring firearms to protests defended and, in some cases, celebrated the same behavior in support of armed civili...

KFile: Trump officials denounce guns at protests — after defending armed protesters in 2020
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/p...

28.01.2026 23:33 👍 142 🔁 30 💬 15 📌 3

true since 2015

26.01.2026 15:49 👍 34 🔁 4 💬 5 📌 0
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A recently unsealed federal court filing suggests that Kathy Ruemmler, a former White House counsel to President Barack Obama and now the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, acted as a key legal adviser to Jeffrey Epstein during some of his most perilous moments. https://cnn.it/4jV22zc

20.01.2026 21:03 👍 63 🔁 29 💬 29 📌 6
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Here is Goldman Sachs' statement on the story:

20.01.2026 17:02 👍 27 🔁 7 💬 3 📌 0
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New court doc asserts former Obama WH counsel advised Jeffrey Epstein during critical reputational and legal battles | CNN Politics Kathy Ruemmler, now the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, acted as a key legal adviser to Jeffrey Epstein, new court filings suggest.

Court records say Ruemmler was among attorneys who worked with Epstein in 2015 to push back on a planned ABC News interview with accuser Virginia Giuffre, including helping draft a legal letter to the network. The interview never aired which Guiffre wrote devastated her.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/20/p...

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New court doc asserts former Obama WH counsel advised Jeffrey Epstein during critical reputational and legal battles | CNN Politics Kathy Ruemmler, now the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, acted as a key legal adviser to Jeffrey Epstein, new court filings suggest.

NEW: An unsealed federal court filing suggests a former WH counsel to Obama and top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, acted as a key adviser to Jeffrey Epstein during some of his most perilous moments, raising questions about her account their relationship was limited & informal.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/20/p...

20.01.2026 16:49 👍 109 🔁 42 💬 12 📌 8

still processing someone born in 1981 is nearing 50
bsky.app/profile/sahi...

08.01.2026 18:26 👍 84 🔁 6 💬 14 📌 2
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Photos show Epstein and Maxwell in Morocco as Clinton's guest for king's wedding, sources say The Justice Department released a heavily redacted trove of files yesterday related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Follow for live updates.

Photos show Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in Morocco as Clinton's personal guests for king's wedding, sources say

www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

20.12.2025 21:59 👍 47 🔁 14 💬 7 📌 2
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Reminder that the GOP nominee to run all of North Carolina public schools in 2024 repeatedly called for executing publicly Obama and many other Democrats and the NCGOP not only didn’t condemn her, but defended her.

17.09.2025 18:25 👍 1600 🔁 596 💬 24 📌 20
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When billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein needed legal advice, help responding to negative press, or just moral support, he often turned to an unexpected confidante – Kathy Ruemmler.
https://cnn.it/4p7nthv

11.12.2025 15:00 👍 65 🔁 11 💬 17 📌 4
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Former Obama White House attorney dismissed report on abuse allegations and advised Epstein media strategy | CNN Politics When billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein needed legal advice, help responding to negative press, or just moral support, he often turned to an unexpected confidante – Kathy Ruemmler, an elite atto...

NEW: Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer for Goldman Sachs, has escaped scrutiny for her ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

But in 2018 she disparaged reporting on his abuse as "rehashed crap" & in 2019, she drafted a PR statement for Epstein denying he got a "sweetheart deal."

11.12.2025 15:11 👍 38 🔁 19 💬 2 📌 2

Not an unpopular opinion just an incorrect one if you read the article— she says she wasn’t his attorney and wasn’t compensated by him.

11.12.2025 15:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

..that dismissed he got a "sweet heart deal," and even argued he was pursued too usually aggressively. In one email to Epstein in 2018 she called a story on his history of abuse "a novella of rehashed crap."

Epstein called Ruemmler "my great defender."

Goldman Sachs is standing by her.

11.12.2025 12:48 👍 51 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 1
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Former Obama White House attorney dismissed report on abuse allegations and advised Epstein media strategy | CNN Politics When billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein needed legal advice, help responding to negative press, or just moral support, he often turned to an unexpected confidante – Kathy Ruemmler, an elite atto...

NEW NEW NEW: We have a investigation of Kathy Ruemmler, former WH Counsel to Obama now top legal officer at Goldman Sachs and her lengthy ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Too much to share, but she dismissed reports on his history of abuse and helped craft a PR statement....

www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...

11.12.2025 12:48 👍 139 🔁 62 💬 14 📌 1
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Former Obama White House attorney dismissed report on abuse allegations and advised Epstein media strategy | CNN Politics When billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein needed legal advice, help responding to negative press, or just moral support, he often turned to an unexpected confidante – Kathy Ruemmler, an elite atto...

Jeffrey Epstein called her “my great defender.”

Emails and texts show Goldman Sachs’ top attorney Kathy Ruemmler disparaged reporting on Epstein’s abuse as “rehashed crap,” in 2018 and helped craft a 2019 publication relations comment denying he got a sweetheart deal.

www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...

11.12.2025 12:43 👍 723 🔁 260 💬 40 📌 15
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NEW on CNN: In several old videos we found, Pete Hegseth blasted Trump in 2016 warning he could issue unlawful orders that troops should refuse, calling him an “armchair tough guy” with five draft deferments.

Now he’s attacking Democrats for saying same.

LINK: www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/p...

08.12.2025 12:54 👍 2004 🔁 798 💬 37 📌 71