Larry Summers is leaving his Harvard teaching job following the release of personal emails with Jeffrey Epstein

Larry Summers says he is stepping back from public life.

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• Larry Summers is retiring from Harvard amid Epstein email fallout and ongoing investigations.
• Emails reveal Larry Summers sought advice from Jeffrey Epstein on a romantic relationship.
• Harvard is continuing to investigate Summers' ties to Epstein.

Former US Treasury Secretary and Harvard University President Larry Summers is leaving his position as a professor at the elite university, he said in a statement on Wednesday.