File 030332
Email Exchange on Attorney General Succession Between Jes Staley and Jeffrey Epstein (File 030332)
September 2014 email in which Jes Staley forwards an article discussing potential White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler as a candidate for attorney general under the Obama administration.
Summary
This email dated September 26, 2014 contains a forwarded news article about Kathryn Ruemmler, the former White House counsel, being considered as a potential attorney general nominee. The article details Ruemmler's qualifications, including her work as White House counsel on gay rights and healthcare policy, her experience winning over Republican skeptics, and her prior role as a lead prosecutor on the Enron task force. The message includes a confidentiality notice asserting attorney-client privilege.
Date: Friday, September 26 2014 10:57 PMSubject: Re:From: Jes Staley _______________________________To: jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com>;I saw that.Sent from my iPhoneOn Sep 26, 2014, at 6:51 PM, "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com > wrote:Administration officials were firm that President Obama was only beginning to think about a newattorney general, but many in Washington are already focusing on Kathryn Ruemmler, the formerWhite House counsel, who recently returned to private practice.Ms. Ruemmler, 43, is known to be highly trusted by the president, and she helped guide his thinking ongay rights, the health care law and the reach of executive authority.She is one of only three women to serve as White House counsel.Ms. Ruemmler, who grew up in Washington State and studied law at Georgetown, also has a history ofwinning over skeptical Republicans. "You never had to question where she was coming from, and shenever volunteered something she didn't know," said Senator Saxby Chambliss, Republican of Georgia."She is very precise but very firm also, and held her own well."She also won admirers as a lead prosecutor on the Enron task force. But if Ms. Ruemmler is nominated,the advice she dispensed to the White House about the I.R.S. scandal and the attacks on Benghazi, Libya,will certainly draw scrutiny.please noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com , anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 030332