前奥巴马白宫律师凯瑟琳·鲁默勒在国会作证时声称Epstein受害者弗吉尼亚·吉弗雷的控诉"缺乏固有可信度"，这番言论引发了吉弗雷家族的强烈反弹。1鲁默勒表示，基于她作为前检察官和辩护律师的经验，吉弗雷提出的部分指控在性质上"缺乏固有可信度"。1吉弗雷已于去年自杀，其哥哥Sky Roberts和妻子Amanda Roberts随即批评鲁默勒曾任高盛首席法律官，指控其试图为Epstein开脱罪责。1
根据吉弗雷的指控，Epstein于2000年在Mar-a-Lago招募了时年16岁的她，随后将其贩运至伦敦，促成她与安德鲁王子在2001年的接触，当时她17岁。1鲁默勒于上月辞去高盛首席法律官职位，该职位年薪为2500万美元。1与此同时，美国参议院于周三一致投票反对对Epstein共谋者吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦尔的总统赦免。1麦克斯韦尔因与Epstein相关的性贩运罪名于2021年被定罪，被判处20年监禁。1
Former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler faced backlash after testifying before Congress that allegations made by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre "lacked inherent credibility."1 Ruemmler stated during her testimony that based on her experience as a former prosecutor and defense counsel, Giuffre's allegations were "of such a nature that they...lacked inherent credibility."1
Giuffre's family members strongly rejected Ruemmler's characterization. Giuffre's brother Sky Roberts and wife Amanda Roberts criticized Ruemmler, who serves as Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer, for attempting to discredit the victim.1 Giuffre had alleged that Epstein recruited her in 2000 when she was 16 years old while she worked at Mar-a-Lago, and subsequently trafficked her to London where she was coerced into a sexual encounter with Prince Andrew in 2001 when she was 17.1 Giuffre died by suicide last year.1
The controversy emerged as the U.S. Senate voted unanimously this week to oppose a presidential pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's associate who was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking crimes related to the case and sentenced to 20 years in prison.1 Ruemmler recently stepped down from her position as Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer, a role that carried an annual salary of $25 million.1
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