Pritzker steps down from Hyatt board, deeply regrets association with Jeffrey Epstein
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Thomas Pritzker is retiring from his role as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels and says he deeply regrets his association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
Thomas Pritzker will retire as the executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels after details of his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in documents related to the burgeoning investigation of ties the notorious sex trafficker had to the elite and powerful.
Pritzker, in a prepared statement, said he deeply regrets his association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, a long time associate of Epstein. .
“I exercised terrible judgment in maintaining contact with them, and there is no excuse for failing to distance myself sooner,” Pritzker said in a statement. "I condemn the actions and the harm caused by Epstein and Maxwell and I feel deep sorrow for the pain they inflicted on their victims.”
Some emails between Pritzker and Epstein are included in a cache of Epstein-related documents recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Epstein died by suicide while incarcerated in 2019 after he was charged with sex trafficking.
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