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WASHINGTON \u2014 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates arrived on Capitol Hill Wednesday to face tough questions behind closed doors about his relationship with the deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m glad to be here voluntarily,\u201d Gates told reporters in a brief statement before entering a House hearing room. \u201cI hope my testimony is helpful to the important work of the committee to find justice for the victims.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emails and photos released by the Justice Department \u2014 in addition to remarks by Gates\u2019 ex-wife Melinda about Epstein having\u00a0contributed to the dissolution of the couple\u2019s 27-year marriage\u00a0\u2014 have complicated the image the billionaire sought to cultivate as a philanthropist.<\/p>\n

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Now, lawmakers and staff on the House Oversight Committee are expected to press further into the unlikely friendship as part of more than a dozen interviews conducted in the bipartisan inquiry into the notorious case.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn retrospect, I was foolish to spend any time with him,\u201d the 68-year-old tech titan told the Wall Street Journal in January\u00a0about his association with Epstein, which occurred after the financier pleaded guilty to Florida prostitution and child sex trafficking charges.\u00a0 \u201cI think I was quite stupid. I thought it would help me with global health philanthropy. In fact, it failed to do that. It was just a huge mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A lawyer for Gates did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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