Date: Friday, September 26 2014 10:57 PM Subject: Re: From: Jes Staley 1 To: jeffrey E. <[email protected]>; I saw that. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 26, 2014, at 6:51 PM, "jeffrey E." < [email protected] > wrote: Administration officials were firm that President Obama was only beginning to think about a new attorney general, but many in Washington are already focusing on Kathryn Ruemmler, the former White House counsel, who recently returned to private practice. Ms. Ruemmler, 43, is known to be highly trusted by the president, and she helped guide his thinking on gay rights, the health care law and the reach of executive authority. She is one of only three women to serve as White House counsel. Ms. Ruemmler, who grew up in Washington State and studied law at Georgetown, also has a history of winning over skeptical Republicans. "You never had to question where she was coming from, and she never volunteered something she didn't know," said Senator Saxby Chambliss, Republican of Georgia. "She is very precise but very firm also, and held her own well." She also won admirers as a lead prosecutor on the Enron task force. But if Ms. Ruemmler is nominated, the advice she dispensed to the White House about the I.R.S. scandal and the attacks on Benghazi, Libya, will certainly draw scrutiny. please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected], and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030332