Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Wednesday that he “never victimised anyone”, as he faced questioning from US lawmakers over his ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Gates, one of the world’s richest men and a leading philanthropist, was appearing before the House Oversight Committee for a transcribed interview about the disgraced financier, who died in a New York jail cell 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. I never went to his island, his ranch, or his Florida home. I have never victimised anyone,” Gates said in prepared testimony to the closed-door hearing that was posted on his personal website.
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Bill Gates tells Epstein hearing he ‘never victimised anyone’
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates testified before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday regarding his past connections with Jeffrey Epstein. In a transcribed interview, Gates stated he "never victimised anyone" and that he "never witnessed nor had any indication that Epstein was engaged in ongoing criminal conduct." He also denied visiting Epstein's island, ranch, or Florida home.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates testified before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday regarding his past connections with Jeffrey Epstein. In a transcribed interview, Gates stated he "never victimised anyone" and that he "never witnessed nor had any indication that Epstein was engaged in ongoing criminal conduct." He also denied visiting Epstein's island, ranch, or Florida home. The hearing focused on Gates's relationship with the disgraced financier, who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. Gates's prepared testimony was released on his personal website.
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Jeffrey Epstein died in jail awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
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Gates denied ever visiting Epstein's island, ranch, or Florida home.
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Gates claimed he never witnessed or had any indication that Epstein was engaged in ongoing criminal conduct.
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Gates was questioned over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Bill Gates stated he 'never victimised anyone' during questioning by US lawmakers.
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