Larry Summers Takes ‘Leave’ While Epstein Plays Wingman

KEY POINTS

•Larry Summers, former Harvard president and Treasury Secretary, took leave amid investigations into ties with Jeffrey Epstein.
•Emails disclosed by the House Oversight Committee show Epstein called himself Summers’ 'wing man' from 2013 to 2019.
•Summers announced stepping back on a Wednesday night after file releases prompted Harvard's review into the relationship.
•His co-teachers will finish his classes this semester, and Summers is not scheduled to teach next semester.

The drama at Harvard just got its latest episode starring Larry Summers, the former university president and ex-Treasury Secretary, who’s now 'stepping back' from teaching amid an eyebrow-raising review into his Epstein ties. Emails from 2013 to 2019 reveal the late Jeffrey Epstein calling himself Summers’ 'wing man'—because when you throw a billionaire sex offender as your sidekick, what could go wrong? Summers announced this on a Wednesday evening after the House Oversight Committee dropped a trove of Epstein files. Summers won’t teach the next semester and his co-teachers are picking up the slack; Harvard confirmed this cautious shuffle with alacrity.