By GLENN GAMBOA and JAMES POLLARD
Invoice Gates addressed his connection to convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein and “took duty for his actions” throughout a city corridor assembly of his nonprofit Gates Basis on Tuesday, the nonprofit mentioned.
“Invoice spoke candidly, addressing a number of questions intimately,” a Gates Basis spokesperson mentioned in a press release.
Gates seems a number of instances within the Justice Division’s launch of paperwork linked to its investigation of the late financier. Emails between Gates and Epstein, in addition to drafts that Epstein wrote to Gates, have been launched as a part of the information, together with pictures of Gates on journeys taken with Epstein.
Gates has not been accused of any wrongdoing in connection to Epstein and denies any data of Epstein’s crimes. Gates has mentioned he had met with Epstein to debate philanthropy and believed he might assist Gates elevate cash for points like world well being. “Each minute that I spent with him I remorse and I apologize that I did that,” Gates instructed Australia’s 9News earlier this month.
Images and mentions of Gates within the Epstein information have attracted elevated consideration because the Justice Division launched tens of millions of paperwork final month. Final week, Gates pulled out of delivering the keynote tackle on the India AI Influence Summit in New Delhi “to make sure the main focus stays on the AI Summit’s key priorities.”
Melinda French Gates, who exited the Gates Basis in 2024 to give attention to her philanthropy by means of Pivotal Ventures, mentioned her ex-husband should “reply to these issues” when requested about his ties to Epstein. Each Gates and French Gates have mentioned that his relationship with Epstein created issues of their marriage.
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