Bill Gates testimony on Jeffrey Epstein released by House panel
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates departs after a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026.
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The transcript of Bill Gates’ testimony to a House committee about his relationship with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released by the panel on Tuesday.
Gates co-founder MicrosoftIn his June 10 deposition, he expressed regret over his contacts with Epstein, which he said were designed to gain financial support for his philanthropic venture, the Gates Foundation.
“I should never have met Einstein in the first place,” Gates said. House Oversight and Government Reform Committeeaccording to transcript.
Gates said he never saw Epstein participate in criminal activity. Prosecutors said the late money manager sexually abused numerous underage girls and young women.
The House panel also issued a statement Tuesday. transcript Testimony given June 9 by Lesley Groff, Epstein’s former executive assistant.
Groff testified that he did not witness any illegal behavior by Epstein, who regularly scheduled massages that he believed were legitimate.
“In retrospect, Mr. Epstein was a master manipulator and deceiver who separated his legitimate life from his secret life as an abuser,” Groff said.
“I worked for Dr. Jekyll for 18 years, but I was never allowed to see the real Mr. Hyde,” he said.
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