A number of prominent figures in the US business community are stepping down after the Justice Department released files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a financier who died after being indicted on sex abuse charges.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced on Monday that Thomas Pritzker is retiring as executive chairman of the firm’s board of directors. Multiple media outlets report that Pritzker mentioned his association with Epstein in an internal document.
The massive volume of investigative material also revealed Pritzker’s association with Epstein.
US media also report that a former White House counsel to President Barack Obama and Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer announced her resignation this month. She…