Who Is Larry Summers? Inside the Epstein email scandal engulfing the Harvard professor

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00:00Some of you will have seen my statement of regret expressing my shame with respect to

00:08what I did in communication with Mr. Epstein.

00:12In what illustrates a stunning fall from grace, viral video filmed by a student shows ex-Treasury

00:17Secretary and Harvard professor Larry Summers opening a class this week by addressing

00:22the trove of newly released documents that reveal his communications with Jeffrey Epstein.

00:27This all comes as Harvard University probes the freshly released batch of emails between

00:32the convicted pedophile and Summers, as well as others connected to the university, the

00:36Harvard Crimson and Boston Globe first reported.

00:40The university is conducting a review of information concerning individuals at Harvard included

00:45in the newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents to evaluate what actions may be warranted,

00:50Harvard spokesman Jason Newton told the New York Times.

00:53The controversy erupted last week when the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

00:57released more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate, revealing a chummy

01:02relationship between Summers and the notorious pedophile.

01:06The emails show Summers maintained regular contact with Epstein for years after his 2008 conviction,

01:12up until his 2019 arrest.

01:14The pair traded personal updates and sought advice from one another, even as fresh reporting

01:19detailed Epstein's abuse of underage girls.

01:22In one missive, Summers joked that women were less intelligent than men.

01:26The emails also documented Summers discussing a woman he was pursuing and asking Epstein for guidance.