Why Is Larry Summers Still Employed?

"Larry Summers, former treasury secretary, former president of Harvard University, former head of the National Economic Council, is once again embroiled in controversy. Of course, with Summers, "embroiled in controversy" doesn't tell you enough. Summers appears to be caught in an eternal battle between his mouth and his d*ck to see which can produce the most fireable offense. This time, the two forces have aligned in a series of newly released e-mails between Summers and his longtime friend, confidant, and sexual harassment "wingman," Jeffrey Epstein."

"But e-mails released by the House Oversight Committee show the depth of their correspondence and relationship. While most journalists ( including me) got stuck on the e-mail where Summers belittled sexual harassment and then told Epstein in all-caps "DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT," the fierce reporters at The Harvard Crimson dug into all of the messages between the two men."

"By 2018, Summers was referring to her as a "mentee" in e-mails to Epstein, while the men gave her the nickname of "peril" (an apparent reference to "yellow peril," because these men are the worst our society has to offer). The men discussed at length Summers's best options to use his influence and position to make her have sex with him. The Crimson reports: "Summers went on to describe what he saw as his 'best shot': that the woman finds him"

Larry Summers holds prominent government and academic positions while repeatedly engaging in controversial, inappropriate conduct and communications with Jeffrey Epstein. Newly released emails from the House Oversight Committee reveal sustained, detailed correspondence in which Summers belittled sexual harassment, warned Epstein "DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT," and discussed pressuring a woman, identified as Chinese macroeconomist Keyu Jin, into a relationship. By 2018 Summers called her a "mentee" and the men nicknamed her "peril." The messages describe strategizing how to use Summers's influence and position to obtain sex. The Harvard Crimson examined the full message set and reported Summers's explicit descriptions of his purported "best shot."

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