After last week’s fresh drop of files relating to convicted sex offender and financier, Jeffrey Epstein, more famous faces, politicians, and even a former prince, have been caught up in the scandal. And that includes billionaire tech mogul Bill Gates, who has finally spoken out about his inclusion in the files.
Bill Gates regrets “every minute” spent with Jeffrey Epstein
In an interview with 9News in Australia, the Microsoft co-founder expressed his “regret” over his connection to Jeffrey. Bill explained that they met in the early 2010s and went to dinner a few times to speak about his charity, The Gates Foundation.
“Every minute I spent with him I regret, and I apologize that I did,” Bill said. “I never went to the island, I never met any women,” he said, adding this was “factually true.”
Mention or inclusion in the Epstein files is not an indication of any wrongdoing. That said, Bill is confident it will become “clear” he had no part in Jeffrey’s criminal activities. “Although the time [we spent together] was a mistake, it was nothing to do with that kind of behavior,” he stressed.
In a 2013 draft email (released in the latest drop), Jeffrey appeared to share feelings of betrayal in relation to the Microsoft co-founder. The email also suggested that Bill had contracted a sexually transmitted infection during meetings with women arranged by Jeffrey.
“Apparently, Jeffrey wrote an email to himself,” Bill said of that claim. “The email is false.”
He went on: “I don’t know what his thinking was there. Was he trying to attack me in some way?”
In total, the Epstein files include over six million pages of documents, images, and videos. The US Department of Justice has been releasing them in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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