Overview
- Summers said he is deeply ashamed and will withdraw from public commitments while continuing his teaching at Harvard.
- The House Oversight Committee released more than 20,000 Epstein-related documents, including emails and texts with Summers from 2013 to 2019, with messages up to the day before Epstein’s arrest.
- The correspondence shows Summers sought romantic advice about a woman he called a mentee and includes sexist remarks attributed to him, such as a 2017 line about women and IQ.
- Institutional fallout has begun, with the Center for American Progress ending his fellowship and the Yale Budget Lab removing him from its advisory group, while other affiliations have not announced changes.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Harvard to sever ties, congressional efforts to force broader DOJ disclosures are advancing, and Summers has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing.