Former Harvard president Larry Summers emailed with Jeffrey Epstein, newly released records show. Follow live updates.
Epstein lawyer poked fun at ‘fat Chris Christie’ — 1:35 p.m.
By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff
Reid Weingarten, an attorney for Epstein, poked fun at the physique of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie during one cryptic email exchange in October 2018.
“news?” Epstein wrote to Weingarten on the morning of Oct. 27, 2018.
“You go first,” Weingarten replied.
Epstein responded, “mbs? girl? call [redacted].”
”Just called,” Weingarten later replied. “on my way to atlantic city … my nj client developer bought Trump’s casino there and there is a big event tonight … my tablemates are fat chris christie Bo dietl and pitbull … I will have some stories. … feels like i have not had contact with you for a long time.”
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie speaks during a debate on Nov. 8. Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post
Epstein corresponded with email that appeared to belong to Peter Thiel — 1:27 p.m.
By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff
Epstein also corresponded with tech billionaire Peter Thiel, according to the records released Wednesday.
“Are you enjoying la?” Epstein wrote to Thiel on Nov. 6, 2018. “I liked your Trump exaggerations not lies.”
“Can’t complain thus far,” Thiel replied.
Vice President-elect Mike Pence, left, and PayPal founder Peter Thiel listen to President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting with technology industry leaders at Trump Tower in New York in 2016. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Larry Summers chatted with Jeffrey Epstein via email, records show — 1:00 p.m.
By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff
Former Harvard University president Larry Summers corresponded by email with Jeffrey Epstein about a year before the financier died in custody while awaiting trial on federal child sex trafficking charges, records show.
The emails between Summers, who also served as treasury secretary in the Obama administration, and Epstein were among thousands of documents a congressional committee released Wednesday.
“new york soon?” Epstein wrote to Summers on July 15, 2018, one year before Epstein’s July 2019 arrest on the federal charges.
“Unsure,” Summers replied. “What is up.”
The following day, Epstein wrote, “wed presidnt [sic] of united nations, interesting person for you.”
Shortly after midnight, Summers responded, “Do the Russians have stuff on Trump? Today was appalling even by his standards.”
“My email is full with similar comments,” Epstein wrote back. “wow. Im [sic] sure his view is that it went super well – he thinks he has charmed his adversary. . Admittedly he has no idea of the symbolism – he has no idea of most things.”“Will call later,” Summers replied. “What number?”
Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during a panel session on the closing day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg
Material from the Associated Press and previous Globe stories was used in this report.
Epstein emails say Trump knew about his conduct — 10:54 a.m.
By the Associated Press
Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to communications released Wednesday.
The emails made public by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee add to the questions about Trump’s friendship with Epstein and about any knowledge he may have had in what prosecutors call a yearslong effort by Epstein to exploit underage girls. The Republican president has consistently denied any knowledge of Epstein’s alleged crimes and has said he ended their relationship years ago.
The messages are part of a batch of 23,000 documents provided by Epstein’s estate to the Oversight Committee. The release resurfaces a storyline that had shadowed Trump’s presidency during the summer when the FBI and the Justice Department abruptly announced that they would not be releasing additional documents that investigators had spent weeks examining, disappointing conspiracy theorists and online sleuths who had expected to see new revelations.
A demonstrator holds up a sign of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the federal courthouse in New York in 2019. Stephanie Keith/Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Ge
Grijalva will be sworn in as the House’s newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote — 9:25 a.m.
By the Associated Press
As the House returns Wednesday for the first time in months, Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as its newest member, nearly seven weeks after winning a special election in Arizona to fill the seat last held by her late father.
Grijalva’s swearing-in is expected to be among the first actions by House Speaker Mike Johnson, who had previously declined to seat her until the chamber reconvened following a deal to end the government shutdown. The official ceremony is set for 4 p.m., shortly before the House is expected to begin voting.
For Grijalva, it’s the end of a weekslong delay that she and other Democrats said was intended to prevent her signature on a petition to eventually trigger a vote to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein. In an interview with The Associated Press, she said the thought of finally being sworn in was “emotional” and “very much a roller coaster.”
“We’ve been waiting for this so long that it’s still surreal,” she added.
FILE – Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 15, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
