Summers has been dealing with fallout from final week’s Epstein e mail dump which confirmed that the previous president of the college and former Treasury Secretary beneath Invoice Clinton had an extended friendship with the disgraced financier and convicted intercourse trafficker.
However after President Donald Trump’s latest demand that the DOJ examine the ties of distinguished Democrats to Epstein, Summers mentioned on Monday he’s stepping again from all public commitments aside from the lessons he nonetheless teaches.
“A few of you’ll have seen my assertion of remorse, expressing my disgrace with respect to what I did in communication with Mr. Epstein and that I’ve mentioned that I’m going to step again from public actions for a time however that I feel it’s essential to meet my educating obligations,” he mentioned.
“And so, together with your permission, I’m gonna … we’re gonna go ahead and discuss in regards to the materials within the class.”
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