3 d. ago Larry Summers banned for life from American Economic Association over Epstein ties

After the Epstein emails came out last month, Summers went on leave from teaching at Harvard University

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3 d. ago Academic society bans Larry Summers for life over his close ties to Jeffrey Epstein

An academic society says it has banned former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers from “attending, speaking at, or otherwise participating” at its events for life

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2 w. ago Senate agrees to automatically pass bill to release Epstein files as Trump claims to not care – US politics live

President says ‘I don’t care when the Senate passes the House Bill’ after it agrees to unanimous consent request to pass act as soon as legislation arrives from HouseHouse passes bill to release Epstein files with near-unanimous supportHow did your representative vote on releasing the Epstein files?The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago House votes overwhelmingly to release Epstein files after Trump and Republican allies drop resistance – US politics live

Near-unanimous vote passes on bill to force release of all files related to investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey EpsteinThe Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago House begins debate on release of Epstein files; Mike Johnson says he’ll back release – US politics live

Move comes after Donald Trump dropped his opposition to a vote on releasing files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinFull report: House set to vote on release of Epstein documentsExplainer: What to know about the US House voteExplainer: What are the Epstein files?The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Deeply ashamed’: Larry Summers stepping back from public life after Epstein email dump

‘I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused,’ Summers said

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2 w. ago ‘Deeply ashamed’ Larry Summers steps back from public life over Epstein links

Former treasury secretary steps away to ‘rebuild trust’ after severe backlash but will continue teaching Harvard classes The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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