Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence (Larry) Summers, who was revealed to have provided adultery counselling to the late Jeffrey Epstein, a sex offender, will resign from his professorship at Harvard University, the university announced.<\/p>\n
According to the New York Times (NYT) on the 25th, Harvard University spokesman Jason Newton said that Summers will stop teaching at Harvard after the current semester ends (the end of May) and that this is “related to the university’s ongoing review of the documents released by the government regarding Epstein.”<\/p>\n
The NYT reported that Summers, who has been on leave since last November, will not return to the Harvard podium but will instead resign. Summers, who served as Treasury Secretary and Harvard University President, has been under suspicion for his close relationship with Epstein since the former US House of Representatives Democratic members released emails from Epstein’s lifetime last year. He exchanged emails with Epstein for at least seven years, until March 2019, before Epstein’s arrest, and specifically sought Epstein’s advice regarding inappropriate relationships with other women during their marriage.<\/p>\n
After the emails were made public, he stated, “I feel deep shame for my actions,” and announced that he would cease public activity. However, as criticism continued, he announced in November of last year that he would not teach while the university’s investigation continued.<\/p>\n
Summers served as Treasury Secretary from July 1999 to January 2001 during the Bill Clinton administration and served as Harvard University President from July 2001 until June 2006.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"