Harvard's Epstein Ties: A Scandal Unfolds

0:00It's April 20th. Welcome to US News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Harvard professors had way deeper ties to Jeffrey Epstein than anyone first thought. A New New York Times report shows Epstein jump right back into Harvard's circles after getting out of jail in 2009. At least one professor was thrilled to hear he was home and free, and he used his money and cloud to pull in top academics despite his sex crime. Conviction. Harvard's own review back in 2020 missed a lot of this. They knew faculty visited his homes, met him during work release, and flew on his private jet, but said it broke no rules. Critics call that a week excuse, saying it downplayed the mess to save face. Prominent names like former President Lawrence Summers kept emailing Epstein for years after his conviction, even asking for help on personal stuff. Epstein poured millions into Harvard and linked up with donors and student groups too, dodging bands on direct gifts. Now Harvard launched a fresh probe last November, digging through thousands of documents on

1:03faculty ties, especially Summers, who stayed close until. Epstein's 2019 arrest on trafficking charges. This scandal sparking real fallout, with Summers pulling back from public roles and other props under the microscope, it shines a harsh light on how elite networks let a predator hang around way too long, and Harvard still sorting through the damage.