Bill Gates says Epstein tried to use affairs as 'leverage'

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates testified about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a closed-door House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing Wednesday, claiming that Epstein tried to use extramarital affairs to pressure him into maintaining their relationship.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the top Democrat on the oversight committee, told MS Now that as part of his testimony, Gates described dinners and meetings he attended related to Epstein and maintained that he was not involved with any of the late disgraced sex offender’s wrongdoing. Gates also discussed his knowledge of Epstein’s associates, with Garcia mentioning Larry Summers, the former Harvard president who stepped down after he appeared in troves of Epstein-related documents.