{"id":44431,"date":"2026-04-08T04:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44431"},"modified":"2026-04-08T04:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:14:59","slug":"epstein-files-bill-gates-to-testify-before-congress-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44431","title":{"rendered":"Epstein files: Bill Gates to testify before Congress | US News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Bill Gates is set to testify before the US Congress about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as part of an investigation into the convicted paedophile.<\/p>\n

The House Oversight Committee has been carrying out a probe into the late financier, with several prominent figures \u2013 including Bill and Hillary Clinton<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 among those to have given evidence so far.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Mr Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, said he “welcomes the opportunity” to face questions.<\/p>\n

“While he never witnessed or participated in any of Epstein’s illegal conduct, he is looking forward to answering all the committee’s questions to support their important work,” they said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The hearing is scheduled for 10 June.<\/p>\n

There have been growing calls for high-profile individuals named in the Epstein files to testify about their ties to him and any knowledge of his crimes. Being named in the files does not imply wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

The millions of documents released by the US justice department in recent months have included email exchanges between Epstein and Mr Gates, photos of whom have also featured.<\/p>\n

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Mr Gates maintains that his relationship and repeated meetings with Epstein were confined to philanthropy-related discussions and that it was a mistake for him to meet Epstein.<\/p>\n

He told Australia’s 9News earlier this year: “Every minute I spent with him, I regret.”<\/p>\n

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Also set to appear before the committee in the coming months is Donald Trump’s former attorney general Pam Bondi, who was sacked last week<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The president had reportedly grown frustrated over her handling of the Epstein files. The move to summon her to give evidence was spearheaded by a Republican, Nancy Mace, who said “the American people want answers”<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Epstein, a wealthy and well-connected financier, was arrested in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges and was found dead in his prison cell in August that year.<\/p>\n

His ties to some of the world’s most high-profile figures have come under heightened scrutiny after Mr Trump signed legislation passed by Congress last November requiring the justice department to release documents relating to its investigations into Epstein.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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