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Former Harvard president Larry Summers "stepping back" from public roles after Epstein files release

Summers apologized and will step back from public roles after 20,000 emails with Epstein were released, revealing ongoing contact after Epstein's 2008 conviction, House Oversight Committee said.

  • On Monday, Lawrence H. Summers announced he is stepping back from public commitments after his email exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein became public.
  • The House Oversight Committee's release of Epstein documents revealed more than 20,000 emails showing Larry Summers maintained regular contact with Epstein from 2013 through July 2019.
  • Summers's emails show they discussed personal matters, including dating advice, with sexist remarks about women and Epstein calling himself Summers’s `wing man`.
  • He has stepped down from corporate and media roles, including OpenAI and the Times, resigning from OpenAI’s board Wednesday and losing his New York Times Opinion section role with no contract renewal, while Harvard and CAP launched reviews and ended his fellowship Monday.
  • President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Epstein’s ties to Democrats including Larry Summers, who has not been accused of criminal conduct, while the U.S. House of Representatives plans a vote soon to release federal Epstein files.
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