Bill Gates is set to face questions from the House Oversight Committee over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Gates, who appears thousands of times in messages and photos in the Justice Department’s Epstein files, acknowledged meeting the late sex offender multiple times but denies any knowledge of his crimes. NBC’s Hallie
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Bill Gates is set to face questions from the House Oversight Committee over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Gates, who appears thousands of times in messages and photos in the Justice Department’s Epstein files, acknowledged meeting the late sex offender multiple times but denies any knowledge of his crimes. NBC’s Hallie
Bill Gates said on Wednesday he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing, as the Microsoft co-founder faced hours of questioning before the House Oversight Committee about his ties to the disgraced financier. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Wednesday condemned Bill Gates’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein, which began after the disgraced financier pleaded guilty to sex crimes in 2008. The billionaire testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday about his ties to Epstein.
Bill Gates said Wednesday that he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting with Jeffrey Epstein. One of the richest men in the world, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, testified about his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday.
France 24 English reported the story as "Bill Gates calls Epstein meetings a ‘grave error’ while defending actions in house testimony." CBS News reported the story as "Bill Gates faces hours of questioning over Jeffrey Epstein ties." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Bill Gates says Jeffrey Epstein tried to use extramarital affairs as 'leverage'."
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10 sources have covered this story, including CBS News, The Seattle Times, NBC News and PBS NewsHour and 6 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 18 hours ago.
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