Goldman Sachs' top lawyer is leaving the firm, saying her prior work with Epstein was "becoming a distraction."

The top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, Kathy Ruemmler, said she would leave the Wall Street firm amid controversy over her email correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.

The bank had been steadfast in its support of general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler; recent documents showed she was a close ally of Epstein’s through his 2019 arrest.

The top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, Kathy Ruemmler, is stepping down after emails showed she had a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Newly released email exchanges add fresh details to the relationship between Kathy Ruemmler and Jeffrey Epstein. Ruemmler is a former Obama White House counsel and now one of the highest-paid lawyers in the country as the chief legal officer at Goldman Sachs.

Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathy Ruemmler has resigned, CEO David Solomon said on Thursday, after documents released by the U.S. Justice Department last month showed Ruemmler accepted gifts from late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Goldman Sachs’s top lawyer announced her upcoming resignation on Thursday after the latest tranche of the Epstein files showed her adoring the convicted sex offender by calling him “Uncle Jeffrey.” Kathryn Ruemmler said she “regretfully informed” Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon that she is stepping down as chief legal officer and general counsel by June

Newly released files showed Kathryn Ruemmler had an extensive relationship with the convicted child sex offender.