Bill Gates Breaks Silence On Epstein Relationship

In a recent interview Bill Gates says that he made a big mistake ever having meetings with the convicted, late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. 

Speaking to the London Times, the Microsoft founder turned philanthropist, and environmental activist said he made “a huge mistake” in attending fundraising meetings with Epstein.

“At the time, I didn’t realize that by having those meetings, it would be seen as giving him credibility,” Gates told The Times. “You’re almost saying, ‘I forgive that type of behavior,’ or something. So clearly the way it’s seen, I made a huge mistake not understanding that.”

Gates admitted that on multiple occasions beginning in 2013, he had fundraising dinners promoting the Gates Foundation with the known sex-offender Epstein in attendance –  even after Epstein had been convicted of soliciting prostitution from minors. 

In previous interviews, Gates has said he stopped the meetings with the convicted sex offender once he found the meetings would not be productive for his philanthropic foundation – but not because of Epstein’s convictions and proclivities per se.

The dinners were a source of contention between Gates and his now ex-wife and business partner, Melinda French Gates, who called Epstein “evil personified.”

The cofounders of the Gates Foundation announced their separation last year after 27 years of marriage.