Bill Gates To Testify Before House Regarding Epstein

House investigators are turning their attention to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates as Congress continues looking into Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and the federal government’s handling of the Epstein case.

Gates is scheduled to sit for a voluntary interview with the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. The session will take place behind closed doors, though lawmakers are expected to release a transcript later.

Members of the committee are likely to question Gates about his relationship with Epstein, which began years after Epstein served a 2008 prison sentence for soliciting a minor for prostitution. Gates has appeared multiple times in documents released by the federal government as part of its investigation into Epstein, prompting House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., to invite him to testify.

Those files show that Gates and Epstein corresponded between 2011 and 2014. Their communications included discussions about Gates’ philanthropic work, as well as social meetings. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.

According to the documents, Epstein appeared to have learned about Gates’ extramarital affairs with two Russian women during Gates’ marriage to Melinda French Gates. Gates has said those affairs did not involve any of Epstein’s victims.

Gates has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein and has denied knowing about Epstein’s sex crimes involving minors.

“I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit,” Gates said in a town hall recording reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. He also described his decision to spend time with Epstein as a “huge mistake.”

A spokesperson for Gates previously told Fox News Digital that he welcomed the opportunity to speak with 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,” the spokesperson said.

Gates is one of several high-profile figures who have been asked to speak with the oversight panel as part of its Epstein investigation. Billionaire businessman Les Wexner, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have also participated in interviews with the committee.