https://freerepublic.com/tag/epsteinallies/ en-us Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:46:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4383205/posts Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday that Jeffrey Epstein used Gates’ marital infidelities as “leverage” to keep the billionaire in Epstein’s circle. In a prepared opening statement, Gates told committee members that he “never witnessed nor had any indication that Epstein was engaged in ongoing criminal conduct.” “I never went to his island, his ranch, or his Florida home. I have never victimized anyone. While he may have sought to foster a personal relationship, I was never interested in that and never reciprocated,” he went on. But the philanthropist also disclosed that the late pedophile learned... NYP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4383205/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:46:41 GMT