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The Microsoft founder Bill Gates told US members of Congress that the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had sought to “blackmail” him over his extramarital affairs, according to a transcript of the testimony.

The tech pioneer testified behind closed doors before the House oversight committee on 10 June regarding his friendship with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019 as he awaited trial for sex crimes.

According to the transcript released by the committee on Tuesday, Gates spoke of “veiled” threats and said Epstein had considered exploiting his own knowledge of Gates’s extramarital affairs to force him to remain in Epstein’s orbit, even as Gates was distancing himself from Epstein.

“I was not blackmailed, but you know, as you look at these emails, you know, it looks like Mr Epstein’s brainstorming was going in that direction,” Gates added, referring to documents from the Epstein case released in January by the US Department of Justice.

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[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 hours ago

oh, so Bill Gates is the victim now, after giving his wife an STD after sleeping with one of Epstein's children.

[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 hours ago

Man it’s a good thing he didn’t try to blackmail anyone else!

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

The man gave his wife VD. Why should we believe anything he say?

[-] Marshezezz 28 points 15 hours ago

Gates committed actions that led to someone being able to blackmail him

[-] jobbies@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 hours ago

Bill gates had side pieces? Who would want to shag THAT?

[-] Transparent_knoll@awful.systems 1 points 4 hours ago

Haha, you ain't wrong, though I don't think the girls on the island were given much of a choice to be fair.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

Apparently you don't understand the framework around prostitution.

[-] jobbies@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 hours ago

Oh yeah no never heard of it please enlighten me.

[-] addie@feddit.uk 9 points 9 hours ago

"So what first attracted you to the multi-billionaire Bill Gates?"

[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

So, how many key people have been blackmailed by US and Israel using Epstein data?

[-] rafoix@lemmy.zip 83 points 20 hours ago

I don’t care what he or his PR says.

Everyone on the Epstein list is very likely part of a massive criminal group that trafficked children and abused them and killed them. All of their communications and finances for the last 40 years should be closely investigated and made public.

People with massive wealth are a danger to society.

[-] knife@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

wow. I guess it really worked out for gates that epstein decided to commit suicide instead of going through with exposing his powerful friends. he really lucked out.

it's interesting that when jeff bezos was similarly blackmailed with intel of his affair he released all the info himself like keyser soze. I guess that's why bill gates isn't the top robber baron anymore.

[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 10 points 14 hours ago

"and that's why I had him killed"

seriously though, I don't really feel sorry for people like him ... could have been a million different ways you could have had affairs or did whatever but you had to go through Epstein ...

[-] itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 29 points 19 hours ago

Blackmail you with what

Blackmail you with what motherfucker

[-] Blade9732@lemmy.world 22 points 19 hours ago

Well, from what I learned from mainstream media, it would be extramarital affairs with "young woman". Nothing to see here, all perfectly normal.

[-] NM_Gringo@lemmy.world 35 points 20 hours ago

Bill Gates shagged little girls. He was on the plane. He went to the island.

[-] Malyca@lemmy.zip 28 points 20 hours ago

Evidently he never went to the island, at least with the current evidence we have access to. I think he did go Epstein's apartment in New York though.

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 20 points 20 hours ago

No he was a poor victim of extramarital affairs. Bill is a great guy he does patent trolling for vaccines and stuff.

[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 13 points 17 hours ago

Extramarital affairs with children no doubt.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 10 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Gates asked Epstein for what kind of antibiotics he could slip his wife without her knowing to treat STDs (allegedly, i don't want to get sued)

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago

It's in the emails. Not alleged.

[-] justaman123@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago

Is it allegedly if we have the emails where he in fact asked this?

[-] shweddy@lemmy.world 18 points 18 hours ago

Extra marital affair is a weird way to say "fucked kids"

[-] FukOui@lemmy.zip 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Fuck you. Adultery is the least of your concerns child rapist gates. You probably ate children (if Gabriela Rico Jimenez were to be believed)

[-] DigDoug@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

Why were you close enough to him that he knew about your affairs in the first place?

[-] Siegfried@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Wasnt that exactly the problem?

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