Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations

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 Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations

Emails revealed that Summers sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee.

By Sam Sutton and Victoria Guida11/17/2025 08:07 PM EST

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers in a statement Monday said he would be stepping back from public life and expressed deep regret for past messages with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the wake of new revelations about the extent of their relationship.

“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused,” he told POLITICO. “I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein. While continuing to fulfill my teaching obligations, I will be stepping back from public commitments as one part of my broader effort to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me.”

Emails revealed that Summers, who served as Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton and a top adviser to President Barack Obama, repeatedly sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee. Epstein in one message referred to himself as the prominent economist’s “wing man.” Summers in another exchange suggested women in aggregate have a lower IQ than men.

Summers’ comment comes after a senior Trump administration official and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) each called on institutions to sever ties with Summers.

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[DefiantMassRINO]

I am shocked that the former Harvard University President who said broads can't do math would associate with such a mysogynist as Epstein.

[Sighlass]

My take.... Seems women are more complex to understand than advanced math. Experimental Quantum Science

Queue the "Weird Science" song played over an episode of muted "Big Bang Theory".

Glad it was a democrat ...

[Sighlass]

Worked for Bloomberg .... so lets see what they have to say... (they are paywalled).

Larry Summers, Goldman Lawyer Slammed Trump in Epstein Emails

Lol, they seemingly conveniently forget he worked for them and just try to spin another attack on Trump without spilling the coffee all down the front of their own shirt.

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How Could Larry Summers Be So Stupid?
The remarkable rise and fall of a domineering public figure appears complete.
By Richard Bradley
11/18/2025 05:30 PM EST

“The first rule of holes is to stop digging,” Larry Summers said a few months ago in an interview with the New York Times about why, in his opinion, the Trump administration should stop levying tariffs on foreign countries.

Summers should have taken his own advice: He only stopped digging the hole in which he currently resides when he sent his last email to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on July 5, 2019 — the day before Epstein was arrested for the last time.

Now, in the wake of revelations about his extended correspondence with Epstein for over a decade after Epstein had already been sent to jail for soliciting a minor for prostitution, Summers has announced that he will be retreating from public commitments — at least those where he would presumably be asked about Epstein.

Summers did say that he will continue teaching at Harvard(.) ... And, while there’s never a good time to have a convicted sex offender pen pal on your payroll, it’s a particularly inopportune moment for Harvard to host such a glaring liability amid scrutiny from President Donald Trump.

Summers now faces the prospect of an inglorious end to a career that has had high highs and low lows across decades in public life.  ...

The question many would like to ask the former Treasury secretary and former president of Harvard is the same that Jay Leno once asked Hugh Grant after the actor’s arrest for solicitation of a prostitute: What the hell were you thinking?

It’s not just that Summers continued a friendship with a man who clearly had a pathological sexual interest in girls and had gone to jail for his sexual proclivities. It is also hard to imagine how Summers could have been so stupid as not to expect that emails with a convicted felon might one day go public. ...