Larry Summers, the former president of Harvard University , said he will be “stepping back” from public commitments as some of his regular email exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein became public .

“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused,” Summers said in a statement Monday, according to The Boston Globe . “I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein.”

Summers will continue fulfilling his teaching obligations, he said, while “stepping back from public commitments as one part of my broader effort to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me.” He previously served as the Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton administration and director of the National Economic Council unde

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