The Microsoft co-founder told Congress that the sex offender pressured him with knowledge of his infidelities
Billionaire Bill Gates has claimed that the late pedophile and financier Jeffrey Epstein tried to blackmail him over affairs he had with Russian women, according to newly released congressional testimony.
The Microsoft co-founder appeared before the US House Oversight Committee on June 10 as part of an investigation into the convicted sex offender’s activities and ties to influential figures. A transcript of the closed-door interview was released on Tuesday amid scrutiny that Gates has faced since disclosures from the so-called Epstein files were released by the US Justice Department this past year.
The files include allegations concerning Gates’s extramarital relationships, requests for drugs, a purported sexually transmitted infection, and “sex with Russian girls.” They also detail his discussions with Epstein on global health initiatives, polio eradication, health data systems, and a proposed pandemic simulation years before the Covid-19 outbreak.
In his testimony, Gates acknowledged that, despite knowing of Epstein’s sex-related criminal conviction, he established contact with him in 2011 in hopes of getting access to wealthy donors for his global health projects. However, Gates said he cut ties with the financier in 2014 when Epstein failed to deliver.
According to the billionaire, Epstein then obtained “sensitive information” about his personal life and tried to use it to blackmail him and pull him back into his orbit.
“Epstein was working to use information about my infidelities, in addition to many lies that he layered on top, to pressure me to reengage with him,” Gates told lawmakers. “He was unsuccessful in this effort.”
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