Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

BOSTON (AP) — Larry Summers, the former president of Harvard University who once served as U.S. treasury secretary, says he will step back from public commitments after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in 2008.

Summers said in a statement that he would step back to “rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me.”

“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein,” Summers said.

Summers did not detail exactly what stepping back would entail, saying he would continue to teach and promised to “rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me.”

https://apnews.com/article/larry-summers-jeffrey-epstein-emails-f6692249871db293adbbb1ebddb78037

What a guy

[CincyDem]

1. True it ain't enough and yet, it's the most accountable response from anyone involved.

[johnnyfins]

2. Yeah. I'm sure that apology is sincere. :/

[get the red out]

3. He's sorry he got caught!

And looked pathetic in those emails.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

6. A horn dog who thinks women have lower IQs

[debm55]

4. Why is he allowed to teach? Poor ways to excuse yourself.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. Why dies his wife stay with him?

[leftstreet]

7. Harvard needs to boot his ass

It'll be interesting to see if students react

The emails expose how he thinks women have lower IQs than men, and he refers to the young Asian woman he was mentoring and hoping to date as "the peril."