Epstein Files: Summers Leaves Harvard, Gates Apologizes for Epstein Ties

The publication of further materials from Epstein Files has caused another wave of consequences in the worlds of academia, business, and politics in the USA and Europe. Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary and former president of Harvard, announced that he will resign from his teaching position at Harvard University at the end of the academic year and stepped down from his role as co-director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center. Reuters and Axios report that the decision remains linked to the university's review of Epstein's documents, and some media outlets recall that Summers had already been on leave since November. Simultaneously, according to ORF, Harvard has again suspended biologist-mathematician Martin Nowak and initiated a formal internal review to check if he violated university standards. „The Wall Street Journal” also describes resignations and audits at other universities, including Richard Axel stepping down from his role at an institute at Columbia University and a review of relationships at Bard College. International media report a wave of resignations at institutions such as the World Economic Forum (WEF) and in the legal sector, which is linked to new disclosures in the Epstein files.

ponad 1 000 — documents concerning Daniel Siad Amounts Described in Summers: Epstein's donation (2016): 110000, Considered donation: 500000 Latest Decisions Following Document Publication: 24 February 2026 — Meeting at Gates Foundation; 25 February 2026 — Summers Announces Departure; 26 February 2026 — Further Publications and Reactions; 27 February 2026 — Announced Hearings Bill Gates, according to AP, DW, TVN24, and accounts cited by „The Wall Street Journal”, told Gates Foundation employees that maintaining contact with Epstein after his conviction was an „enormous mistake” and apologized to people drawn into the consequences of those meetings. He also admitted to having two affairs with Russian women, including bridge player Mila Antonova and an unnamed nuclear physicist, but assured they were not victims of Epstein. He also referred to photos from the files, explaining that Epstein asked him to take pictures with assistants; he denied ever being on the financier's private island. Some publications recall that the documents also contain Epstein's suggestion of an alleged sexually transmitted infection, which Gates's circle denies. „It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein” — Bill Gates Jeffrey Epstein was convicted in 2008 in Florida for crimes related to the sexual exploitation of minors. In 2019, he faced federal charges of sex trafficking and subsequently died in custody. Since then, investigations and disclosed documents regularly reveal the mechanisms of his influence on financial institutions, academia, and elite circles. The most damaging threads from the new publications concern the description of recruitment mechanics and the institutional „normalization” of relationships with a sex offender. „The Guardian” and tagesschau.de cite correspondence with individuals acting as talent scouts in the modeling industry and intermediaries, including Daniel Siad, whose emails are said to document organizing Epstein's meetings with young women in various countries. „I had 2 girls from Sweden, a Slovakian, 2 French” — Daniel Siad Courrier international, citing „Financial Times”, describes how at Deutsche Bank in 2018, compliance employees reportedly considered a „flexible” approach to a suspicious Epstein transfer. Franceinfo, on the other hand, describes Epstein's connections with the French cultural scene, including message exchanges with Jack Lang and an artistic venture co-created with Caroline Lang.

Perspektywy mediów: Emphasis on institutional responsibility and the culture of impunity among elites. Emphasis on establishment hypocrisy and selectivity of disclosures regarding politicians.