Bill Gates to Testify Before House Panel in Jeffrey Epstein Investigation
Bill Gates will testify Wednesday before a House Oversight Committee investigating documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, after appearing multiple times in Justice Department files released as part of the probe. Gates and Epstein had a professional relationship from 2011 to at least 2014 involving meetings, emails about philanthropic projects, and attendance at shared events, though their connection began three years after Epstein's 2005 guilty plea for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Gates has not been accused of wrongdoing and has stated the association was a mistake and that he was unaware of Epstein's abuse of girls.
Bill Gates will appear before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday for a closed-door testimony regarding his documented association with Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The billionaire Microsoft co-founder appeared multiple times in Justice Department files released as part of the Epstein investigation, including calendar entries, emails discussing philanthropic initiatives, and photos from events both attended. Their professional relationship spanned from 2011 to late 2014, beginning three years after Epstein's 2005 guilty plea for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Gates has consistently denied any wrongdoing and stated he was unaware of Epstein's abuse of girls, calling the association "a huge mistake" that created tension in his marriage. The Gates Foundation acknowledged that a small number of employees had met with Epstein based on his claims about mobilizing philanthropic resources, though no charitable fund was created and no payments were made. The testimony follows similar closed-door questioning of former President Bill Clinton in February, as the committee continues investigating powerful figures with documented connections to Epstein.
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