Summers, Epstein: Elite Laundry Cycle Continues
The Financial Times highlights this 'new' scrutiny as if the connections between Summers, Harvard (where he served as president), and Epstein were some recent revelation. Public records (and past investigations, like those often suppressed) show Epstein donated over $100 million to institutions with which Summers was deeply involved—including Harvard—long before the 'new scrutiny' was deemed
convenient. Summers himself admitted to numerous meetings with Epstein post-conviction, as reported by The Harvard Crimson as early as 2019, dismissing the concerns with the condescension only a former Treasury Secretary can muster. One might wonder at the timing of this belated concern for Summers's moral compass, especially as the same institutions he navigates seamlessly continue to profit from
such murky associations. It appears 'new scrutiny' means reminding us, gently, that some powerful men are simply too powerful to ever truly be held accountable in real-time. The revolving door between academia, government, and finance keeps spinning, occasionally kicking up a bit of dust for performative outrage, then settling back into its well-oiled silence.