Bill Gates, billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, is expected to sit for a closed-door transcribed interview on Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Bill Gates, billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, is expected to sit for a closed-door transcribed interview on Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that he would like to bring in acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and high-profile attorney Alan Dershowitz as part of his panel’s probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Bill Gates is testifying before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is working with the Department of Justice to bring in acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for an interview on his handling of the Epstein files release.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Wednesday that he “never victimised anyone”, as he faced questioning from US lawmakers over his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a prepared statement to the House Oversight Committee, Bill Gates expressed regret for his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
The Hill reported the story as "Comer to seek interviews with Todd Blanche, Alan Dershowitz in Epstein probe." CBS News reported the story as "Details emerge from Bill Gates' testimony in Epstein probe." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the story as "Bill Gates tells lawmakers meeting Epstein was a ‘grave error in judgment’ in closed-door hearing."
Coverage is split across the political spectrum: 4 left-leaning outlets, 1 center outlet, 5 right-leaning outlets. L1FE compares the framing across these sources rather than amplifying any single outlet's interpretation.
10 sources have covered this story, including CBS News, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Washington Examiner and South China Morning Post and 6 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 38 minutes ago.
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Details emerge from Bill Gates' testimony in Epstein probe
Bill Gates testifies that Epstein meetings were a 'grave error' that put his work 'at risk'
Bill Gates tells House panel that meeting with Epstein was 'grave error in judgment'
What to know about Bill Gates' relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as he is interviewed in House probe
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