"I did have affairs, one with a Russian bridge player who met me at bridge events, and one with a Russian nuclear physicist who I met through business activities. I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit."
"To be clear I never spent any time with victims, the women around him. I apologize to other people who are drawn into this because of the mistake that I made. Knowing what I know now makes it, you know, a hundred times worse."
"I apologize to other people who are drawn into this because of the mistake that I made. Knowing what I know now makes it, you know, a hundred times worse in terms of not only his crimes in the past, but now it's clear there was ongoing bad behavior."
Bill Gates addressed foundation employees regarding his relationship with deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, apologizing for extensive contact that occurred after Epstein's crimes were publicly known. Gates admitted to two extramarital affairs with Russian women he met at bridge events and through business activities, asserting he encountered them before Epstein did. Responding to images from released Epstein files showing Gates with young women, he claimed they were Epstein's assistants and stated he never spent time with victims. Gates acknowledged failing to conduct proper background checks before meeting Epstein in 2011, three years after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor. He expressed regret for involving others in the situation while maintaining he never stayed overnight during their travels together through 2014.
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