Bill Gates apologized to staff over Epstein ties. What was their relationship?
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Tuesday apologized to staff at his eponymous philanthropic organization for his relationship with deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein.
“It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein,” and bring Gates Foundation executives into meetings with the convicted sex offender, the former Microsoft chief said during a town hall with staff at the Gates Foundation. “I apologize to other people who are drawn into this because of the mistake that I made.”
Gates denied any involvement or knowledge of Epstein’s crimes, emphasizing that their relationship was based on philanthropic initiatives. But he said that in retrospect, his ties to Epstein “definitely is the opposite of the values of the Foundation and the goals of the Foundation,” according to a recording obtained by the Wall Street Journal.
Gates’s connection to Epstein has been extensively documented in years past. His latest apology came after millions more files on the convicted sex offender were released by the Justice Department, which further detailed the two men’s relationship.
Those files included emails Epstein sent to himself in 2013 that appear to be drafts styled as a resignation letter from Gates’s then-close associate, Boris Nikolic. In the drafts, Epstein wrote of resigning because he had gotten “caught up in a severe marital dispute” between the billionaire and his then-wife, Melinda Gates. The two ended their marriage in 2021.
HERE’S WHO HAS FALLEN FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES
Earlier this month, Gates described the draft emails as “false” and denied any wrongdoing during an interview with 9News Australia.
“I don’t know what his thinking was there. Was he trying to attack me in some way?… It just reminds me that every minute I spent with him, I regret, and I apologize I did that,” Gates said. “The focus was always [that] he knew a lot of very rich people, and he was saying he could get them to give money to global health. In retrospect, that was a dead end, and I’ve said many times, but I’ll say again, I was foolish to spend time with him.”
The 2013 emails from Epstein appeared to be written in reference to Nikolic’s move to leave Gates’s private office, with Epstein inserting himself into the negotiations by seeming to draft a resignation note for Nikolic. Nikolic was a physicist and science adviser to Gates. In the resignation letter, Epstein suggested that Gates was having an extramarital affair and seeking illicit drugs.
“In my role as his right hand …
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Tuesday apologized to staff at his eponymous philanthropic organization for his relationship with deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein.
“It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein,” and bring Gates Foundation executives into meetings with the convicted sex offender, the former Microsoft chief said during a town hall with staff at the Gates Foundation. “I apologize to other people who are drawn into this because of the mistake that I made.”
Gates denied any involvement or knowledge of Epstein’s crimes, emphasizing that their relationship was based on philanthropic initiatives. But he said that in retrospect, his ties to Epstein “definitely is the opposite of the values of the Foundation and the goals of the Foundation,” according to a recording obtained by the Wall Street Journal.
Gates’s connection to Epstein has been extensively documented in years past. His latest apology came after millions more files on the convicted sex offender were released by the Justice Department, which further detailed the two men’s relationship.
Those files included emails Epstein sent to himself in 2013 that appear to be drafts styled as a resignation letter from Gates’s then-close associate, Boris Nikolic. In the drafts, Epstein wrote of resigning because he had gotten “caught up in a severe marital dispute” between the billionaire and his then-wife, Melinda Gates. The two ended their marriage in 2021.
HERE’S WHO HAS FALLEN FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES
Earlier this month, Gates described the draft emails as “false” and denied any wrongdoing during an interview with 9News Australia.
“I don’t know what his thinking was there. Was he trying to attack me in some way?… It just reminds me that every minute I spent with him, I regret, and I apologize I did that,” Gates said. “The focus was always [that] he knew a lot of very rich people, and he was saying he could get them to give money to global health. In retrospect, that was a dead end, and I’ve said many times, but I’ll say again, I was foolish to spend time with him.”
The 2013 emails from Epstein appeared to be written in reference to Nikolic’s move to leave Gates’s private office, with Epstein inserting himself into the negotiations by seeming to draft a resignation note for Nikolic. Nikolic was a physicist and science adviser to Gates. In the resignation letter, Epstein suggested that Gates was having an extramarital affair and seeking illicit drugs.
“In my role as his right hand …
Bill Gates apologized to staff over Epstein ties. What was their relationship?
Equal justice apparently isn't equal anymore.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Tuesday apologized to staff at his eponymous philanthropic organization for his relationship with deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein.
“It was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein,” and bring Gates Foundation executives into meetings with the convicted sex offender, the former Microsoft chief said during a town hall with staff at the Gates Foundation. “I apologize to other people who are drawn into this because of the mistake that I made.”
Gates denied any involvement or knowledge of Epstein’s crimes, emphasizing that their relationship was based on philanthropic initiatives. But he said that in retrospect, his ties to Epstein “definitely is the opposite of the values of the Foundation and the goals of the Foundation,” according to a recording obtained by the Wall Street Journal.
Gates’s connection to Epstein has been extensively documented in years past. His latest apology came after millions more files on the convicted sex offender were released by the Justice Department, which further detailed the two men’s relationship.
Those files included emails Epstein sent to himself in 2013 that appear to be drafts styled as a resignation letter from Gates’s then-close associate, Boris Nikolic. In the drafts, Epstein wrote of resigning because he had gotten “caught up in a severe marital dispute” between the billionaire and his then-wife, Melinda Gates. The two ended their marriage in 2021.
HERE’S WHO HAS FALLEN FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES
Earlier this month, Gates described the draft emails as “false” and denied any wrongdoing during an interview with 9News Australia.
“I don’t know what his thinking was there. Was he trying to attack me in some way?… It just reminds me that every minute I spent with him, I regret, and I apologize I did that,” Gates said. “The focus was always [that] he knew a lot of very rich people, and he was saying he could get them to give money to global health. In retrospect, that was a dead end, and I’ve said many times, but I’ll say again, I was foolish to spend time with him.”
The 2013 emails from Epstein appeared to be written in reference to Nikolic’s move to leave Gates’s private office, with Epstein inserting himself into the negotiations by seeming to draft a resignation note for Nikolic. Nikolic was a physicist and science adviser to Gates. In the resignation letter, Epstein suggested that Gates was having an extramarital affair and seeking illicit drugs.
“In my role as his right hand …
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