Bill Gates told Congress he suspected Epstein ‘contemplated blackmailing’ him over affairs

Gates also said he knew Epstein had a criminal conviction of a “sexual nature,” which he said he “probably should have” dug into.

Billionaire Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee this month that he believed Jeffrey Epstein “contemplated blackmailing” him over extramarital affairs, according to a transcript of the Microsoft co-founder’s interview released Tuesday.

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“He never blackmailed me, but looking at these emails, it raises a serious probability that he contemplated blackmailing me,” Gates told lawmakers on June 10 as part of the committee’s probe into the late convicted sex offender.

In February, Gates admitted to members of his foundation that he had had two affairs and said spending time with Epstein was a “huge mistake.”