Overview
- New documents released by the House Oversight Committee show exchanges between Summers and Epstein from at least 2013 through July 5, 2019, the day before Epstein’s arrest.
- Messages include Summers using the code name “peril” for the woman and joking about “getting horizontal,” alongside chatter about politics and high-profile figures.
- Summers issued a statement saying he has “great regrets” and called his association with Epstein “a major error of judgement.”
- Harvard has faced fresh pressure after Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Summers cannot be trusted with students, while the Center for American Progress said it is reviewing his fellowship status.
- President Trump asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Epstein’s ties, Bondi opened a probe hours later, and the House is poised to vote on compelling broader DOJ disclosure of Epstein records.