“I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr Epstein. Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren told CNN that Mr Summers should be held accountable for his years-long relationship with Epstein. Mr Summers is now the subject of a new investigation that Donald Trump started last week. The exchanges, from 2013 to early 2019, showed Mr Summers and Epstein sharing personal views about politics and relationships. The relationship between Mr Summers and Epstein was previously reported by the Wall Street Journal in 2023.

Source: The Irish Times November 18, 2025 17:00 UTC