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Comer to seek interviews with Todd Blanche, Alan Dershowitz in Epstein probe

While most headlines highlight Bill Gates' regret over meeting Epstein, one focuses on a congressional committee's broader investigation and interview targets.

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Left / center-leftBill Gates on Capitol Hill to testify on Jeffrey Epstein probe

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CenterComer to seek interviews with Todd Blanche, Alan Dershowitz in Epstein probe

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Right / center-rightKey Congressional Committee Puts Bill Gates In Its Crosshairs

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CBS NewsNews report · Jun 10, 3:33 PM

Bill Gates on Capitol Hill to testify on Jeffrey Epstein probe

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Bill Gates is facing questions on Wednesday before members of the House Oversight Committee as part of its Jeffrey Epstein probe. CBS News' Taurean Small has more.

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The IndependentNews report · Jun 10, 4:14 PM

Bill Gates says he ‘should never have met’ Epstein during closed-door meeting with House Oversight investigators

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Microsoft co-founder details relationship with late sex offender in testimony to members of Congress

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The HillNews report · Jun 10, 4:06 PM

Comer to seek interviews with Todd Blanche, Alan Dershowitz in Epstein probe

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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that he would like to bring in Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and high-profile attorney Alan D...

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CNBCNews report · Jun 10, 3:57 PM

Bill Gates tells House panel 'I should have never met' with Jeffrey Epstein

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Gates reportedly prepared for his testimony with the help of Jake Greenberg, who previously was the Oversight committee's chief investigations counsel.

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Trending PoliticsNews report · Jun 10, 3:50 PM

Key Congressional Committee Puts Bill Gates In Its Crosshairs

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday for a closed-door interview as lawmakers continue their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and his...

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Daily MailNews report · Jun 10, 3:48 PM

Humiliated Bill Gates reveals 'painful' marriage secret Epstein held over him in bombshell congressional grilling

Gates struck up a friendship with Epstein in 2011 after the financier promised he could help raise billions of dollars for global public health initiatives.

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PBS NewsHourNews report · Jun 10, 3:40 PM

WATCH: Bill Gates says he hopes Epstein interview is 'helpful' for providing justice to survivors

In an opening statement provided to The Associated Press, Gates said he "should never have met with Epstein in the first place," but that he "never witnessed nor had any indication that Eps...

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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Jun 10, 3:38 PM

Bill Gates appears before Congress to testify over Epstein files

Microsoft founder Bill Gates appeared before Congress to testify over Epstein files

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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Jun 10, 3:37 PM

Bill Gates tells lawmakers meeting Epstein was a ‘grave error in judgment’ in closed-door hearing

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...

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Raw StoryNews report · Jun 10, 3:36 PM

'The Office' star appears on Capitol Hill after Hegseth religion flub

WASHINGTON — As various officials and groups aim to use the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, with the help of a famed sitcom actor...

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The Mirror UKNews report · Jun 10, 3:32 PM

Bill Gates claims Epstein used knowledge of affairs to put pressure on him

Bill Gates reportedly told members of the House Oversight Committee that he had no indication of Epstein's crimes - and that the disgraced financier used knowledge of his extramarital affai...

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Florida PhoenixNews report · Jun 10, 3:24 PM

Actor who played Dwight on ‘The Office’ promotes religious freedom on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON — As various officials and groups aim to use the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, with the help of a famed sitcom actor...

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ABC NewsNews report · Jun 10, 3:21 PM

Bill Gates tells House panel that meeting with Epstein was 'grave error in judgment'

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is facing questions from the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Wall Street JournalNews report · Jun 10, 3:15 PM

Bill Gates Tells Congress His Affairs Had Nothing to Do With Epstein

Billionaire says ‘I have never victimized anyone’ and it was a mistake to ever meet with Jeffrey Epstein

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The Washington TimesNews report · Jun 10, 3:06 PM

Bill Gates says Epstein dangled knowledge of marital affairs to force engagement with sex trafficker

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told House lawmakers Wednesday that late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein used the billionaire philanthropist's marital infidelities "to pressure me to re-enga...

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International Business TimesNews report · Jun 10, 2:47 PM

Bill Gates Says He 'Should Have Never Met' Jeffrey Epstein In New Congressional Grilling

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told a House committee that he "should have never met" Jeffrey Epstein as he faced a new grilling in Congress.

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UPIWire story · Jun 10, 2:26 PM

Bill Gates to testify before House on friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates will testify before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Jun 10, 2:18 PM

Bill Gates to testify Wednesday in congressional panel's Epstein investigation

Members of the House Oversight Committee are slated to interview the billionaire Microsoft co-founder behind closed doors on Wednesday.

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