Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates denied Wednesday that he had “victimized anyone” as he began closed-door testimony to US lawmakers over his relationship with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Gates, one of the world’s richest men and a leading philanthropist, appeared before the House Oversight Committee for a transcribed interview about the disgraced financier, who died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges involving underage girls.
“I never witnessed nor had any indication that Epstein was engaged in ongoing criminal conduct,” Gates said in prepared opening remarks released as the interview began. “I never went to his island, his ranch, or ...
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Bill Gates tells Epstein hearing he ‘never victimized anyone’
Source: Vanguard News
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