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SCOOP: After a cozy 2005 wedding in Cambridge, Larry Summers and Elisa New set off on their honeymoon.
But the trip took them somewhere far off the usual newlywed map — the private island of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv Patel
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Dhruv Patel
@dhruvtkpatel
Cambridge, MA
Joined February 2023
- NEW: When Harvard said no to the White House, donors said yes — with their wallets. Within 24 hours of Garber’s Monday message, Harvard pulled in over $1 million from 3,800+ online donations, per a source. in @thecrimson w/ @graceunkyoon
- SCOOP: Unreported July 5, 2019 exchanges — sent a day before Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest — show Larry Summers asking Epstein for advice about a woman whose career Summers said was shaped by his professional influence, calling himself her “economics mentor.”
- IT'S OFFICIAL — HARVARD WILL TAKE TRUMP TO COURT. Harvard President Alan Garber announced that Harvard sued the Trump administration over its multibillion dollar cuts to the University’s research funding on Monday. More TK in @thecrimson
- BREAKING from @saketh_sundar and @avaniiiirai — stop-work orders are already rolling out to Harvard researchers, less than a day after the White House paused $2.2 billion in federal funding. More in @thecrimsonBREAKING: Harvard researchers are receiving sudden stop-work orders on contracts worth over ten million dollars—less than a day after the White House's $2.2B freeze. Lifesaving projects, careers, and entire labs are now at risk. In @thecrimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…
- Harvard President Alan Garber's decision on Monday to defy the Trump administration's demands faced quick backlash from Republicans in Congress. But his move was met with enthusiastic praise from students on campus. More from @camsrivastava and @samuelachurch in @thecrimsonHarvard students breathed “a sigh of relief” Monday afternoon after University President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced Harvard would not comply with a lengthy list of White House demands. w/@samuelachurch in @thecrimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…
- SCOOP: Newly released emails show Larry Summers seeking Epstein’s advice about a secret relationship with a woman — in Mar. 2019, just months before Epstein’s arrest & death. “I didn’t want to be the friend without benefits,” Summers wrote to Epstein.
- BREAKING: Trump issued a proclamation barring foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard, citing national security concerns. The move halts new international admissions and puts current students under review. In @thecrimson
- BREAKING: The Trump administration demanded Harvard ban masks at protests, eliminate DEI programs, and fully cooperate with DHS—or risk losing federal funding. Full Thursday letter — obtained by The Crimson — below. in @thecrimson w/ @graceunkyoon
- BREAKING: Harvard rejected the Trump administration’s demands, calling them coercive and beyond federal authority. "The intention is not to work with us to address antisemitism in a cooperative and constructive manner," Harvard President Garber wrote.
- INBOX: Harvard President Alan Garber denounces the DHS' decision yesterday to bar the University from enrolling international students in a message to affiliates. "We condemn this unlawful and unwarranted action," he wrote, before announcing that Harvard sought a TRO.
- As the White House prepares for Trump, Harvard is too. Last week, the University hired Ballard Partners — a lobbying firm tied to Trump — as it braces for political challenges. It’s only the second firm Harvard has retained since 2009. w/ @graceunkyoon
- BREAKING: @usedgov Secretary Linda McMahon announced that the U.S. will stop awarding grants to Harvard. McMahon declared that Harvard would "cease to be a publicly funded institution." “You have an approximately $53 Billion head start," she wrote.
- Replying to @dhruvtkpatelThe final July 5 messages show Summers texting Epstein from Cape Cod. There is no further mention of “peril.” The thread ends at 1:27 p.m. Epstein was arrested the next day.
