[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Bill Gates admitted cheating on his ex-wife, Melinda, and claimed Jeffrey Epstein tried to weaponize the affairs against him
| No doubt, not being anything like an angel in white… |
during a bombshell congressional grilling on Wednesday.
The Microsoft founder, 70, denied any wrongdoing but claimed the pedophile wielded the 'painful' secrets in a bid to strong-arm him back into the friendship after he cut it off.
'I learned Epstein had become aware of sensitive information about my personal life, including the fact that I had been unfaithful in my marriage. These affairs had nothing to do with my interactions with Epstein, but they were painful for my family,' Gates said, according to his prepared statement to the House Oversight Committee.
| Don’t have affairs, you’ll be less likely to hurt those you are supposed to care for. |
Gates struck up a relationship with Epstein in 2011 after the financier promised he could help raise billions of dollars for global public health initiatives. Epstein was already a registered sex offender, having pleaded guilty in Florida three years earlier to soliciting prostitution from a minor.
| But he threw great parties with interesting guests and lots of pretty, obliging young ladies, so how could Bill say no? |
'I recall being aware that Epstein had faced prior legal issues, but I did not fully understand the extent of the crimes he committed. I accepted the introduction without applying the scrutiny I should have,' Gates told lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
| Google had long existed in 2011 — even end-users like me used it regularly. Surely Mr. Microsoft is not arguing that he was then too technologically illiterate to do an internet search on his host’s name — and that neither his security team nor his secretary bothered. |
He claimed his interactions with the pedophile were 'limited' and testified that he cut off all contact in 2014.
Gates alleged Epstein deployed what he knew of the infidelities, 'in addition to many lies that he layered on top,' to try to drag him back into the fold.
'He was unsuccessful in this effort, but it shows some of the ways he tried to leverage his interactions with me to further his agenda. I should never have met with Epstein in the first place,' Gates said.
| True. But that would have required being slightly less self-indulgent, you selfish, self-righteous pig. |
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