My theory? They hate Trump so, so much that they were willing to risk their own being blown to bits for the faint chance there would be something devastating in the Epstein Files that would blow him to metaphorical bits. Or their Trump Derangement is so extreme that they were sure something damning and irrefutable would be revealed, even though everything we know indicated there wouldn’t be. Whatever the reason,

KABOOM!

And also, GOOD. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving gang.

Former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler’s emails with and regarding Epstein show that he showered Ruemmler with expensive gifts over several tears. The evidence in the recent mass Epstein Files dump comes after CNN reported last month that Ruemmler advised Epstein on media strategies. She insisted to the outlet that she “did not represent him and was not compensated by him.” Hmmm. A $9,400 Hermes handbag, a Hermes-branded Apple watch, and a spa treatment package at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington sure seem like compensation to me. The gifts revealed in the documents released yesterday by the Department of Justice came years after allegations of Epstein’s sex crimes became public knowledge.

Ruemmler is now the top lawyer for Goldman Sachs. The Washington Free Beacon found emails ranging from 2014 to 2019 in which Ruemmler routinely corresponded with Epstein’s associates to accept gifts or express her gratitude to the sex trafficker. In some cases, she even asked for specific items.

In 2016, when Epstein purchased Ruemmler a $9,400 handbag from the French luxury brand Hermes, he took particular care to ensure Ruemmler received the gift, directing one of his associates to “confirm receipt with Kathy” and “follow up to make sure it happens.” When Ruemmler received the bag, she wrote in response, “OH MY GOD!!!!! He is in so much trouble!!!! I am dying. It is so beautiful!” A second-hand version of the same bag now sells for around $5,000.

And here I am, living in cardboard box by the docks. I just have to find richer friends….

Two years later, in November 2018, Epstein bought Ruemmler a Hermes edition of the Apple Watch, which retails for $1,300. Emails show that Ruemmler asked for a specific model and said the gift was “so sweet of Jeffrey!”

“If truly okay with him to do the Hermes, I would love the 40 mm, stainless Hermes with bleu indigo swift leather double tour,” Ruemmler wrote at the time. “I’ll wear that one every day, whereas the sportier ones I would likely only wear on weekends or when exercising, etc.”

Also in 2016, two years after she left the White House staff, Epstein booked a “full half day” spa appointment for Ruemmler at the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown. He wrote to an associate, “she won her case and needs some pampering.” Gee, why was the convicted sex trafficker sucking up to the lawyer? His associate responded with a credit card authorization form and said, “Kathy will go either today or tomorrow she says…” A massage and facial at the luxury hotel can cost $1,000 or more.

Wait a sec…Frank Drebbin has something to say:

Epstein appeared to provide other gifts of unknown value to Ruemmler. In December 2014, an Epstein associate emailed Ruemmler that Epstein planned to send his housekeeper to “deliver your ring to you!!” In February 2019, an Epstein associate sent an email to an unidentified individual reading, “Reminder: Bottle of wine and note card to be delivered to Ruemmler today. Let me know once it has been delivered so I can tell Jeffrey.”