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Bill Gates tells lawmakers meeting Epstein was a 'grave error in judgment' in closed-door hearing
Bill Gates said Wednesday that he made a "grave error in judgment" by meeting with Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing.
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What happenedBill Gates said Wednesday that he made a "grave error in judgment" by meeting with Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftBill Gates Says Epstein Tried to Use His Extramarital Affairs Against Him
New York Times - Business · Center-left · News report
CenterBill Gates tells lawmakers meeting Epstein was a 'grave error in judgment' in closed-door hearing
WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightBill Gates admits Jeffrey Epstein knew 'painful' details about his private life and admits cheating on wife
Bill Gates Says Epstein Tried to Use His Extramarital Affairs Against Him
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The billionaire philanthropist testified on Wednesday in a closed-door congressional hearing about the Justice Department’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
Bill Gates admits Jeffrey Epstein knew 'painful' details about his private life and admits cheating on wife
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Bill Gates has revealed that Jeffrey Epstein obtained knowledge of his extramarital affairs and subsequently attempted to weaponise this information against him when the pair cut ties. The...
Bill Gates says Jeffrey Epstein tried to use extramarital affairs as ‘leverage’
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates testified about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a closed-door House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing Wednesday, claiming that Epstein tried to...
Bill Gates testifies about his ties to Epstein, calls meetings a ‘grave error in judgment’
Members of the House Oversight Committee are slated to interview the billionaire Microsoft co-founder behind closed doors, as they have done with other witnesses in the investigation. Trans...
House Democrat: Bill Gates's association with Epstein after 2008 conviction 'really troubling'
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on Wednesday condemned Bill Gates’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein, which began after the disgraced financier pleaded guilty to sex crimes in 2008. The billiona...
Bill Gates Says He Was Blackmailed by Epstein Over Affairs
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty Bill Gates indicated that Jeffrey Epstein used knowledge about his cheating on his wife as leverage in their friendship. The bill...
‘GRAVE ERROR’: Bill Gates Reveals Information That Jeffrey Epstein Tried to ‘Leverage’ Against Him
Bill Gates told a House committee Wednesday that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein tried to leverage information about marital infidelity by the Microsoft founder against him. The bill...
Bill Gates tells Congress that meeting Epstein was "a grave error in judgment"
Bill Gates told members of Congress on Wednesday that Jeffrey Epstein put his philanthropic work at risk, and that meeting him represented "a grave error in judgment."
Bill Gates says Epstein wanted personal relationship, but he 'never reciprocated'
The Microsoft co-founder spent hours talking to lawmakers behind closed doors, where he also said Epstein used his marital infidelities to pressure him.
Bill Gates rejects wrongdoing amid scrutiny over Epstein ties
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday defended himself against questions from U. S. lawmakers regarding his past association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, insi...
Bill Gates Finally Faces Epstein Questions On Capitol Hill
The House Oversight Committee's Epstein probe just reached one of the richest men on earth, and the closed-door transcript could become the next major document to watch.
Score hidden until the match is cleanerNeeds review confidence16 sources · 3 bias bucketsNeeds review · outlier detectedFormats: News report, Wire story
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Jun 10, 3:43 PM: 100 Percent Fed Up joined the source map.
Jun 10, 5:23 PM: Daily Sabah (Turkey) joined the source map.
Jun 10, 6:36 PM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jun 10, 6:36 PM: WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) joined the source map.
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