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Bill Gates Testifies Epstein Blackmail Over Affairs

6/10/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Bill Gates testified before House Oversight Committee on June 10, 2026.
He said Jeffrey Epstein tried to blackmail him with infidelity details.
He said the meetings focused on philanthropic donations that never materialized, that he ended contact in 2014, and that he had two affairs with Russian women, which he denied were illicit.
The Gates Foundation commissioned an external review of its past engagement with Epstein, with a summer update.

History

Historical Context

The 1998 impeachment inquiry launched by the House Judiciary Committee, spurred by Ken Starr’s report, led the House to vote 228-206 to impeach President Bill Clinton and a 21-day Senate trial that ended in acquittal in February 1999. That precedent of a congressional probe informs today’s House Oversight Committee hearing of Bill Gates over alleged Epstein blackmail and unfulfilled philanthropy pledges.

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Story summary

Bill Gates testified before House Oversight Committee on June 10, 2026.
He said Jeffrey Epstein tried to blackmail him with infidelity details.
He said the meetings focused on philanthropic donations that never materialized, that he ended contact in 2014, and that he had two affairs with Russian women, which he denied were illicit.
The Gates Foundation commissioned an external review of its past engagement with Epstein, with a summer update.

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