Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein referred former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler to JPMorgan Chase as a client in 2019, months before he was arrested on charges related to federal sex trafficking, court documents showed.

Epstein’s assistant emailed JPMorgan Chase executive Mary Erdoes in February 2019 suggesting Ruemmler as a customer, according to an email filed as an exhibit. Ruemmler joined Goldman Sachs as a partner in 2020 and is now chief legal officer and general counsel there.

“Jeffrey wanted me to reach out to you re his very good friend and former White House counsel to Pres. Barack Obama, Kathy Ruemmler,” his assistant wrote in the email. “She would like to open an account with JPM. Jeffrey requests she deal with you personally. Might this be possible?”

[The timing on that is very interesting. Epstein clearly had maintained his political connections despite his earlier conviction and widely known activities, at least by 2019. Looks like Prince Andrew wasn’t the only high roller who couldn’t get enough of Epstein’s pimping, for one thing or another. — Ed]