Bill Gates has told members of Congress that the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein attempted to use knowledge of his private life to pressure him into renewing contact, according to prepared remarks delivered during a closed-door interview on Capitol Hill.
The Microsoft co-founder described his association with Epstein as a 'grave error in judgement' and said he deeply regrets ever meeting him. Gates told lawmakers that while he had been introduced to Epstein because of promises related to global health philanthropy.
