Bill Gates tells US lawmakers Epstein pressured him (opens in new tab)

Bill Gates testified behind closed doors to the U.S. House Oversight Committee on June 10 about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, saying his meetings with the late convicted sex offender were a “grave error in judgment” and that he “should never have met with Epstein in the first place”. Gates told lawmakers he never witnessed, or had any indication of, ongoing criminal conduct by Epstein. He said he never went to Epstein’s island, ranch or Florida home, and said he had “never victimized...