Overview
- Larry Summers said he will withdraw from most public roles after his emails with Jeffrey Epstein became public, while continuing to teach at Harvard.
- House leaders scheduled a vote today on releasing all Epstein investigative files, with Democrats and dozens of Republicans expected to back the measure.
- Even if the House approves, the Senate must pass the bill and the president must sign before the Justice Department can open the records.
- Emails and texts released by a House committee showed a close personal exchange between Summers and Epstein, which The Harvard Crimson reported continued until shortly before Epstein’s 2019 arrest and included demeaning remarks about women.
- Recent releases have also been reported to suggest closer ties between Epstein and President Trump, which he denies, as scrutiny of Epstein’s network intensifies years after authorities ruled his 2019 jail death a suicide.