# Former Obama White House Counsel to Testify on Epstein Ties
Kathryn Ruemmler, who served as White House counsel under President Barack Obama, is scheduled to testify Wednesday before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform regarding her connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
Ruemmler has welcomed the closed-door interview with the committee. According to her statement, she maintains that she had no knowledge of any ongoing criminal activity related to Epstein.
The testimony represents part of broader congressional scrutiny into various individuals' associations with Epstein, the financier who died in custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.
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