{"database": "deposition_transcripts", "table": "segments", "rows": [[9764, 15, 4, "Page 5", null, null, "Mr. Grant. We will go on the record. It is 10:08 a.m. Good morning. This is a transcribed interview of Ms. Kathryn Ruemmler, conducted by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform under the authority granted to it pursuant to House rule X. Accordingly, House rule X grants the Committee broad jurisdiction for the Committee to conduct investigations of any matter at any time. This interview was requested by Chairman James Comer as part of the Committee's investigation into the circumstances and subsequent investigations into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the operation of sex-trafficking rings and ways for the Federal Government to effectively combat them, the ways in which Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell sought to curry favor and exercise influence to protect their illegal activities, and potential violations of ethics rules related to elected officials. Can the witness please state her name and spell her last name for the record? Ms. Ruemmler. Yes. Kathryn H. Ruemmler, R-u-e-m-m-l-e-r. Mr. Grant. Thank you. I want to thank Ms. Ruemmler for appearing here voluntarily today. My name is Billy Grant, and I am the deputy chief counsel for investigations for Chairman James Comer. Under the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's rules, you are allowed to have counsel present to advise you during this interview. Do you have counsel representing you in a personal capacity present with you today? Ms. Ruemmler. I do. Mr. Grant. Will all counsel please identify themselves for the record? Mr. Fishman. Paul Fishman from Arnold & Porter. Ms. Cotton. Rachel Cotton, Arnold & Porter."]], "columns": ["id", "deposition_id", "segment_index", "speaker", "start_seconds", "end_seconds", "text"], "primary_keys": ["id"], "primary_key_values": ["9764"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6806962192058563, "source": "Epstein Files Transparency Act (Public Law 119-38) DOJ Production", "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/epstein", "license": "CC BY-NC-SA 4.0", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"}