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November 18, 2025

Larry Summers Says He's "Deeply Ashamed" as Emails Reveal Ties to Jeffry Epstein
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House Republicans released 20,000 files from Epstein's estate last week,
putting a spotlight on the late convicted sex offender's connections
with wealthy and powerful men, such as former Harvard president and
former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers. Summers had tried to forge a
secret relationship with a woman he called his mentee, and in a series
of texts and emails he asked Epstein for advice in pursuing the woman.
In one text, Epstein wrote, "She is doomed to be with you." Summers also
wrote to Epstein, "U r better at understanding Chinese women than at
probability theory." Now calls are growing for Harvard to sever ties
with Summers, who remains a professor. On Monday night, he told CNN that
he's "deeply ashamed" about his connection with Jeffrey Epstein and that
he would pause all public engagements. Back in 2006, Summers was forced
to step down as Harvard University president after he remarked that
"innate" differences between the sexes explained why fewer women succeed
in math and science careers.


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