Former Harvard President Larry Summers Steps Down from Teaching Role Amid Ongoing Investigation into Ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
In a move seen as a precautionary measure, Larry Summers, the former president of Harvard University, has announced that he will relinquish his teaching role at the prestigious institution while it conducts an investigation into his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The decision comes after emails recently released by the US House oversight committee reignited questions about Summers' relationship with Epstein, which dated back to 2018.
According to a statement from Steven Goldberg, Summers' spokesperson, the economist and former US treasury secretary was not scheduled to teach next semester, and his co-teachers will take over the remaining classes of the current semester. Additionally, Summers has taken immediate leave from his role as director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School.
The move is seen as a calculated decision by Summers, who had previously announced that he would step back from public commitments in light of the resurfaced messages with Epstein. However, it appears that he has now decided to take further action to distance himself from the controversy.
Summers' connection to Epstein has raised eyebrows among Democrats, with some politicians calling for greater transparency about the former president's ties to the disgraced financier. In a statement on Truth Social, Donald Trump referenced Summers' friendship with Epstein and implied that it was inappropriate.
As the investigation into Summers' relationship with Epstein continues, his decision to step down from his teaching role at Harvard has raised questions about whether he will face further consequences for his association with the convicted sex offender.
In a move seen as a precautionary measure, Larry Summers, the former president of Harvard University, has announced that he will relinquish his teaching role at the prestigious institution while it conducts an investigation into his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The decision comes after emails recently released by the US House oversight committee reignited questions about Summers' relationship with Epstein, which dated back to 2018.
According to a statement from Steven Goldberg, Summers' spokesperson, the economist and former US treasury secretary was not scheduled to teach next semester, and his co-teachers will take over the remaining classes of the current semester. Additionally, Summers has taken immediate leave from his role as director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School.
The move is seen as a calculated decision by Summers, who had previously announced that he would step back from public commitments in light of the resurfaced messages with Epstein. However, it appears that he has now decided to take further action to distance himself from the controversy.
Summers' connection to Epstein has raised eyebrows among Democrats, with some politicians calling for greater transparency about the former president's ties to the disgraced financier. In a statement on Truth Social, Donald Trump referenced Summers' friendship with Epstein and implied that it was inappropriate.
As the investigation into Summers' relationship with Epstein continues, his decision to step down from his teaching role at Harvard has raised questions about whether he will face further consequences for his association with the convicted sex offender.
sums up as a calculated move by summers but still kinda weird that he's doing this now lol like isn't it already known he was friends w/epstein? anyway i guess taking a step back from public life is one way to avoid any more heat about the whole thing, but does this mean we'll see him pop up again in some capacity soon? 
meanwhile trump thinks he can just throw shade on twitter and no one will call him out for it 
the more i think about this, the more i'm convinced that summers is using this as an excuse to get away from scrutiny altogether 
... doesnt mean he's gonna be cleared or anything, but its good hes takin precautions 
... also think about how easy it is 4 ppl 2 jump on bandwagons & try 2 smear others 
... we should all just try 2 stay calm & let the facts come out 
Anyway, it's good to see Harvard taking steps to clear their name and distance themselves from this whole mess. Fingers crossed the investigation turns up nothing else incriminating...
Still, gotta wonder if some people are just trying to stir up drama or make a point. Anyway, here's hoping the truth comes out and we all move forward 
anyway, at least he's taking responsibility and distancing himself from the whole thing 
? like, what's next? him just getting canned from harvard over some old tweets? 
i mean, come on, summers has been around the block a few times, he can handle a little scrutiny. or is this what they mean by "presidential charm"? 
anyway, gotta admit, the whole thing does reek of trump trying to stir up drama again. guess that's just what we get from the man who knows all about controversy 
. Either way, I'm sure we'll hear more about it as the investigation unfolds 
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anyway, summers is trying to distance himself from the whole thing, but it's just not looking good for him. like, what if this is the tip of the iceberg or something? i'm low-key worried about his future at harvard 
. and honestly? who knows what's gonna happen next?
like, I get it, he wants to distance himself but is it too little too late? 
the emails that came out were pretty incriminating...I mean, who knew he had such a close connection with Epstein?! 
and now Trump's chiming in, saying Summers' friendship with Epstein was "inappropriate"...come on man! 
I'm not surprised, though. i mean, who wouldn't want to distance themselves from epstein's whole situation? it's like a ticking time bomb just waiting to go off. and now summers is playing it safe by stepping down from his teaching role at harvard...i don't blame him, tbh 
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