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We Got This Covered
We Got This Covered
Fred Onyango

Had to leave: Melinda Gates on the Epstein files’ STD claim against Bill and why she had no choice but to leave

The Jeffrey Epstein files have rocked the upper echelons of society. The latest tranche has forced everyone mentioned to offer up an explanation for how they ended up on his emailing lists in the first place. The emails reveal a class of individuals who are well-connected and organized, yet seemingly lacking in a moral compass. The allegations surrounding Bill Gates have by far been the most damaging, and now his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, is ready to face these matters head-on.

Bill Gates has long downplayed his relationship with Epstein whenever their past has been brought up in the media. Initially, the narrative was that Gates wanted Epstein to help him secure a Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work. But after recent files surfaced in early 2026, Epstein was revealed to have drafted messages to himself alleging that Gates contracted an STI from “Russian girls” and wanted the convicted child sex criminal to help him surreptitiously administer medicine to Melinda without her knowledge, just in case he spread it to her.

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