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Bill Gates testimony on Jeffrey Epstein released by House panel
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Key Points:
- Bill Gates testified before a House committee expressing regret for his meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, stating he should never have met Epstein and that the contacts were aimed at securing financial support for the Gates Foundation.
- Gates said he never witnessed any criminal behavior by Epstein, despite prosecutors' allegations that Epstein sexually abused numerous underage girls and young women.
- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee also released testimony from Epstein’s former executive assistant, Lesley Groff, who stated she never observed illegal conduct and believed Epstein’s massages were legitimate.
- Groff described Epstein as a "master manipulator" who maintained a facade separating his public life from his abusive secret life, likening her experience to working for "Dr. Jekyll" without seeing the "Mr. Hyde."
