Overview
- Newly released House Oversight documents include thousands of emails showing Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein exchanging personal messages from 2013 through July 5, 2019, with Epstein calling himself Summers’ “wing man.”
- Summers said he is “deeply ashamed” and will step back from public commitments to rebuild trust, while continuing his teaching duties as a tenured Harvard professor.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren called on Harvard to sever ties with Summers, arguing his continued relationship with Epstein shows “monumentally bad judgment” and raises concerns for students.
- The Center for American Progress said Summers’ decision to step back includes ending his fellowship, as other affiliated organizations review the disclosures.
- The Justice Department inquiry ordered by President Trump is underway and the House is expected to vote Tuesday on compelling the release of federal Epstein files after Trump reversed course to support the measure.