A former high-ranking official from the Clinton administration kept up a cozy correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, even after the financier's notorious conviction on charges tied to prostitution.
Fox News reported that new documents unveiled by House Republicans, spanning over 20,000 pages, expose a surprisingly close relationship between Larry Summers, who served as Treasury Secretary under Bill Clinton, and Epstein, with email exchanges stretching from 2016 to 2019.
Summers, a heavyweight in Democratic circles, also led Harvard University from 2001 to 2006 and steered the National Economic Council under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011, which makes this connection all the more eyebrow-raising.
These emails aren't just casual check-ins; they dive into personal matters, political gossip, and even sharp critiques of President Donald Trump, showing a familiarity that many might find unsettling given Epstein's past.
As early as October 2016, the two discussed Trump’s tactic of parading accusers tied to the Clintons, with Epstein reminding Summers of a past dinner conversation on the matter.
By November 2016, Summers made it clear he wanted no part of Trump’s orbit, citing concerns over conflicts of interest and questionable ties to foreign leaders, a stance that’s ironic given his choice of confidant.
Moving into 2017, Epstein didn’t hold back, slamming Trump as utterly devoid of decency in a blunt email that paints the former president as a moral void—a bit rich coming from someone with his own rap sheet.
“I have met some very bad people, none as bad as Trump. not one decent cell in his body,” Epstein wrote to Summers in 2017, a jab that’s almost laughable when you consider the source.
Fast forward to July 2018, and Summers was pressing Epstein for dirt, asking if Russian intel might have something on Trump after behavior he found particularly egregious, a query that hints at deeper suspicions.
That same month, Epstein floated the idea of Summers meeting the president of the United Nations, casually tossing out high-profile connections like it’s a social club, while also nudging for a New York meetup.
But it’s not all politics; the emails veer into personal territory, like a March 2019 exchange where Summers vents about a cryptic conversation with an unnamed woman, sounding more like a frustrated teenager than a seasoned economist.
“We talked on phone. Then ‘I can't talk later’. Dint think I can talk tomorrow,” Summers wrote to Epstein on March 3, 2019, before detailing a tense back-and-forth that reeks of petty drama.
Epstein’s reply, offering unsolicited relationship advice, only deepens the oddity of this bond, suggesting Summers “reacted well” by showing annoyance without whining—hardly the counsel one expects from a convicted felon.
Let’s step back: while progressive defenders might argue these are just harmless chats between old acquaintances, the optics are disastrous for Summers, who held immense influence in shaping economic policy under two Democratic presidents.
For conservatives wary of elite entanglements, this saga underscores a troubling coziness among the powerful, where even a figure as tainted as Epstein remains a trusted ear, long after his crimes were public knowledge.
Bill Clinton himself looms in the background, tied to Epstein’s circle through accounts like that of accuser Virginia Giuffre, reminding us that these connections aren’t isolated but part of a broader web of questionable associations.
While it’s not fair to paint every interaction as sinister, the pattern of high-powered figures like Summers engaging so freely with Epstein post-conviction fuels legitimate skepticism about accountability in elite circles.
