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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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Bill Gates brazen: "I knew of his past crimes, but I didn't realize they were so serious."Jeffrey Epstein tried to exploit my marital infidelity." Bill Gates' words, spoken yesterday in front of the American Congress, which say as much about the paedophile worker as about the patron of Microsoft.

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Before the US Congress, Microsoft co-founder Gates stated that the sex offender Epstein blackmailed him because of his affairs. However, he had never observed criminal behavior before. The contact was a mistake.

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Reuters broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
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