Bill Gates to Testify Before Congress About His Connection to Jeffrey Epstein

07 Apr 2026, 22:10 · The Fresno Bee

Bill Gates is officially preparing to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee as Congress continues to investigate sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and powerful connections.

Gates, 70, will answer questions from members of Congress on June 10, according to multiple outlets, which note that the Microsoft cofounder is not being accused of any wrongdoing after he was named in the so-called Epstein Files.

Gates - who has claimed that he met Epstein in the past to garner support for his global health philanthropy - said in a statement to People on Tuesday, April 7, that he "welcomes the opportunity to appear before the Committee."

"While he never witnessed or participated in any of Epstein's illegal conduct, he is looking forward to answering all the committee's questions to support their important work," a spokesperson for Gates added.

In 2008, Epstein was convicted in a Florida court of procuring a child for prostitution and soliciting a prostitution. He served 13 months in prison and was forced to register as a sex offender in what was later described as a "sweetheart deal" that has since been the subject of intense scrutiny.

More than a decade later, Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while in jail awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. He was 66.

Beginning in December 2025 - after Congress passed The Epstein Files Transparency Act- the Department of Justice has released thousands of documents related to the FBI's investigation into the disgraced billionaire, including personal correspondence with Gates and other prominent world figures.

Gates, for his part, was requested to appear for an interview in a letter from House Oversight Committee chairman Republican James Comer of Kentucky dated March 3.

Comer revealed in his correspondence that the Committee believes Gates has "information that will assist in its investigation." Comer cited both public reports and documents released by the Department of Justice to support the Committee's request.

While Gates is not the first A-list celebrity or public figure named in the Epstein files, in January he made headlines after documents showed an alleged email from Epstein discussing the Microsoft co-founder's alleged extramarital affairs.

Epstein alleged in an email from 2013 he wrote that Gates contracted a sexually transmitted infection from "Russian girls" and allegedly asked him to hide it from his then-wife, Melinda French Gates.

Gates denied the allegations of the letter, claiming they are "absolutely absurd and completely false." The tech guru later confirmed that he did have two affairs with Russian women while married to French Gates, whom he split from in May 2021 after 27 years of marriage.

As Gates' name has appeared in relation to Epstein, he hosted a Gates Foundation town hall where he reportedly apologized for his previous connection to the sex offender. According to a recording reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Gates told his staffers in the February 24 meeting that he "did nothing illicit."

"Every minute I spent with him, I regret, and I apologize that I did that," Gates later told 9 News Australia. "[I] never went to the island, I never met any women. And so, the more that comes out, the more clear it'll be that, although the time was a mistake, it had nothing to do with that kind of behavior."

If you or someone you know is a human trafficking victim, contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).

This story was originally published April 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM.