Bill Gates says Jeffrey Epstein tried to use information about his private life as 'leverage'
Gates said Epstein used details about his marriage to pressure him, while he told lawmakers the meetings were only about philanthropy and raised no funds.
- On Wednesday, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates testified voluntarily before the House Oversight Committee in Washington about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking the panel's 15th interview on the matter.
- Gates initiated meetings with Epstein in 2011, three years after the financier's Florida prostitution conviction, believing Epstein could mobilize billions in philanthropic resources for global health initiatives.
- During testimony, Gates alleged Epstein leveraged sensitive information about his extramarital affairs to pressure him into continued engagement, stating he 'should never have met with Epstein in the first place.'
- Committee member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., described Gates as cooperative, noting he 'provided us with information about other folks that were in Mr Epstein's orbit' during questioning.
- Chairman James Comer plans to invite attorney Alan Dershowitz and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to testify in July as the committee continues investigating institutional failures surrounding Epstein.
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US entrepreneur Bill Gates has been involved in the crimes of the late US sex offender Epstein.
Epstein had put pressure on him with information about his infidelity, but he had not observed criminal behavior.
The billionaire was heard today by a parliamentary committee regarding his contact with sex offender Epstein.
Gates testifies on Epstein: previous Fortune investigation reveals payments to his ex-girlfriend, $1M Microsoft deal
Bill Gates said Wednesday that he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting with Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing as the Microsoft co-founder faced hours of questioning from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier. In an opening statement provided to The Associated Press, Gates said he “should never have met with Epstein in the first place,” but that he “never witnessed nor had any indication that Epstein was eng…
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