Billionaire Bill Gates arrives to testify before Congress about Jeffrey Epstein files

Billionaire Bill Gates will appear today before a US Congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Members of the House Oversight Committee are scheduled to interview the billionaire Microsoft co-founder behind closed doors, as they have with other witnesses in the investigation. Transcripts are often released later.

Gates, as he arrived at the Capitol in the morning, noted that he was there voluntarily and said he hoped his testimony would be helpful to the committee.

Gates has never been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, but had a long professional relationship with the financier, meeting with him several times between 2011 and 2014 regarding plans for a wealth fund that ultimately fell through. /CNA 

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