US EditionEx-Clinton Treasurer "Stepping Back" Amid Epstein Backlash
Larry Summers will pause public roles to restore trust after his name appeared in Epstein files and President Trump requested a Justice Department investigation.
- On November 12, Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury secretary and former Harvard University president, appeared in Epstein-related documents and said he is stepping back from public commitments to rebuild trust, though he has not been accused of wrongdoing.
- Emails show Summers and Jeffrey Epstein exchanged messages until July 5, 2019, and Summers kept in touch after Epstein's guilty plea long ago.
- In one email, Summers wrote `I said what are you up to` and told the Harvard Crimson he is deeply ashamed while continuing to teach and directing the Mossavar‑Rahmani Center and serving on OpenAI's board.
- In response, President Donald Trump asked the Justice Department to investigate Summers, and Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren urged Harvard University to sever ties, citing poor judgment.
- On Tuesday, the House of Representatives intends to vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act to force release of case documents, and the president said he would sign it.
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'Deeply ashamed' former US treasury secretary Larry Summers quits public life over links to Jeffrey Epstein
The former top official says he wants to "rebuild trust and repair relationships" after emails released last week showed he kept in touch with the convicted paedophile after Epstein admitted soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in 2008.
Larry Summers, former close collaborator of Bill Clinton and president of Harvard, is in turmoil. The former Secretary of the Treasury has just announced his withdrawal from public life after the revelation of his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein.
The scandal surrounding the deceased sex offender Epstein draws more circles. A former US minister now announces consequences because of his personal relationship with Epstein.
Bill Clinton's former U.S. minister announced Monday that he would withdraw from public life after publishing his electronic correspondence with sexual criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
The scandal surrounding the deceased sex offender Epstein draws more circles. A former US minister now announces consequences because of his personal relationship with Epstein.
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