Goldman Sachs' top lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, resigned on Thursday night following the release of documents revealing her extensive relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier, according to the New York Times. The resignation came in the wake of the Justice Department's release of emails and other materials that contradicted previous claims of a strictly professional relationship. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpinned federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases, a move he framed as a political win, according to BBC World.
Ruemmler, who joined Goldman Sachs in 2020, was a counselor, confidante, and friend to Epstein before her tenure at the firm, the documents showed. She advised him on how to respond to questions about his sex crimes and how to avoid negative media scrutiny. The emails, text messages, and photographs released last month upended the narrative that she had only a professional relationship with the convicted sex offender.
The Justice Department's release of the Epstein files has prompted a massive reporting project at the New York Times. About two dozen journalists are combing through the three million pages, 180,000 images, and 2,000 videos contained in the trove of files released about two weeks ago. According to the Times, they have only seen 2 to 3 percent of the material so far. The Times is searching for facts, revelations, and answers.
On the climate front, Trump's decision to revoke the 2009 "endangerment finding" – which concluded that greenhouse gases were a threat to public health – was described by the White House as the "largest deregulation in American history." The move is expected to make cars cheaper, reducing costs for automakers by $2,400 per vehicle, according to the White House. Environmental groups, however, have criticized the rollback as the most significant of its kind.
Trump framed the rollback as a political win over the Democratic Party's "radical" environmental agenda, according to BBC World. He reprised a message Republicans have used in past elections, potentially setting the stage for similar rhetoric ahead of November's midterms. The announcement at the White House was one of the most significant moves of his second term in office.
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