Larry Summers Resigns from OpenAI Board and Takes Harvard Leave Amid Epstein Email Controversy
Summary
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI's board and takes leave from Harvard as controversy erupts over newly released emails with Jeffrey Epstein, prompting federal investigations and bipartisan congressional action to release all DOJ files on the disgraced financier.
Key Points
- Larry Summers takes leave from his Harvard University position and resigns from OpenAI's board of directors following controversy over released emails with Jeffrey Epstein
- Harvard launches an investigation into Summers' relationship with Epstein after over 20,000 documents from Epstein's estate become public through a House committee subpoena
- President Trump requests Department of Justice investigation into the Epstein-Summers relationship while Congress passes bipartisan legislation to release all DOJ files on Epstein