Larry Summers Says He Will Reduce Public Roles After Epstein Emails Emerge

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Larry Summers said he will scale back public commitments after newly released Epstein documents revealed years of correspondence between them. Summers apologized and plans to continue teaching at Harvard, while Trump called for investigations into Epstein’s ties to several Democrats.

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00:02Larry Summers said Monday he will step back from public commitments after emails showed he

00:07regularly corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Wall Street Journal.

00:11Summers said he is ashamed of his actions and wants to rebuild trust while continuing to teach

00:16at Harvard. Lawmakers released more than 20,000 Epstein-related documents last week

00:20that included Summers' communications with the financier. While the emails are not evidence of

00:25wrongdoing, they raised uncomfortable questions about his relationship with Epstein.

00:30The Harvard Crimson reported that Summers sought Epstein's advice in 2018 and 2019 on a romantic

00:37relationship with a woman described as a mentee. Trump said last week he would ask the Justice

00:42Department and FBI to investigate Epstein's relationships with several Democrats, including

00:47Summers, former President Bill Clinton, and venture capitalist Reid Hoffman.

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