Larry Summers, former Treasury Secretary under Bill Clinton, announced he will step back from public commitments after emails revealing his correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released. Summers expressed deep shame and took responsibility for his continued communication with Epstein. The emails highlighted a close relationship between the two, prompting calls from Sen. Elizabeth Warren for institutions associated with Summers to sever ties. Following his announcement, Summers will end his fellowship at the Center for American Progress and remains a tenured professor at Harvard.
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