Ex-Clinton Cabinet Member Resigns From Board Over Epstein Scandal

Former Clinton-era Treasury Secretary Larry Summers resigned from the OpenAI board on Wednesday after emails showed his association with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Summers’ resignation followed his decision to back away from public commitments in response to House Democrats releasing over 20,000 emails from Epstein’s estate, some of which indicated that Summers regularly communicated with the sex offender from 2013 to 2019. His most recent correspondence was from the day before Epstein’s arrest in 2019, according to NBC News.

“In line with my announcement to step away from my public commitments, I have also decided to resign from the board of OpenAI,” Summers said in a statement. “I am grateful for the opportunity to have served, excited about the potential of the company, and look forward to following their progress.”

Summers joined the OpenAI board in November 2023. The company said it respected Summers’ decision and were grateful for his contributions.

“We appreciate his many contributions and the perspective he brought to the Board,” the company said, according to NBC News. (Read more from “Ex-Clinton Cabinet Member Resigns From Board Over Epstein Scandal” HERE)

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