"I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to remain in contact with Mr. Epstein," Larry Summers, US treasury secretary under former president Bill Clinton, said on 17/11.

Summers stated he would halt all public activities in an effort to regain trust and mend relationships. However, he confirmed he would continue teaching at Harvard University.

The Democrat-led US House Committee last week released a series of emails from pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, which included numerous exchanges between Epstein and former secretary Summers. The two men corresponded personally for many years, with Summers making sexist comments and seeking emotional advice from Epstein.

Former US treasury secretary Larry Summers in Idaho on 9/7. Photo: AFP

Senator Elizabeth Warren subsequently called on Harvard University to sever ties with Summers. Warren, a former professor at Harvard Law School, argued that students had lost faith in Summers.

"Summers failed to distance himself from Epstein even after information about Epstein's sexual offenses against minors emerged, therefore, Summers cannot be trusted to advise politicians, policymakers, and national organizations, or to teach generations of students at Harvard or anywhere else," Senator Warren emphasized.

Harvard University has not yet responded to the information.

The series of Epstein emails released by Democrats also contained information related to President Donald Trump. He criticized the move as an attempt to distract public attention from the US government's record-long shutdown.

The US Congress on 18/11 passed the Epstein Records Transparency Act, requesting the Department of Justice to release all records concerning the investigation into the pedophile billionaire and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, including flight logs, lists of involved individuals and organizations, and all documents related to destroyed, lost, or altered data.

Ngoc Anh (According to CNN, BBC, CNBC)