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Anna Betts and Chris Stein

Bill Gates tells US House ‘I have never victimized anyone’ in Epstein testimony

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Bill Gates in January at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Bill Gates testified in front of the House committee on oversight and reform on Wednesday, and told lawmakers in his opening remarks that he “never witnessed nor had any indication” that Jeffrey Epstein was “engaged in ongoing criminal conduct”.

“I am here to answer your questions about my interactions with Jeffrey Epstein and to help contribute to the committee’s important work,” Gates said in his opening statement, seen by the Guardian. “I support the release of all the Epstein files and sincerely hope that, through your efforts and those of others advocating on their behalf, the survivors of Epstein’s crimes can get the justice that they deserve.”

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