Former Director of the U.S. National Economic Council Larry Summers attends a meeting with former President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, D.C., on February 22, 2010. On Monday, Summers announced he was "deeply ashamed" and would step back from public commitments after emails revealed years of correspondence with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. File Photo by Andrew Harrer/UPI/Pool | License Photo
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Larry Summers, former Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton, announced Monday he is "deeply ashamed" and will step back from his public commitments after emails released last week revealed years of correspondence with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Some 20,000 emails from Epstein's estate were released Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee. While the emails revealed numerous exchanges between Epstein and Summers, Summers has not been accused of taking part in any crimes associated with Epstein, who died by suicide in jail in 2019, while awaiting trial on federal charges.
"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, who is a Harvard professor, said Monday in a statement.
