Overview
- The House investigative committee published a transcript on June 24 that records Bill Gates telling lawmakers he had an extramarital sexual relationship with a woman described in the text as a doctor.
- Gates told the committee he met Jeffrey Epstein far more often than previously known, reporting 12 to 14 in-person meetings and two Skype calls over roughly four years.
- Investigators showed Gates a July 2013 Epstein message that referenced the affair and noted that earlier Justice Department releases of Epstein files had redacted the woman’s name.
- Gates said his affairs were separate from his dealings with Epstein, that he informed Melinda Gates about at least some affairs before 2013, and that he was not extorted.
- Media outlets have reported the doctor’s name as Alice Jacobs Nesselrodt but that identification is not confirmed by the committee, and the transcript has intensified congressional oversight and reputational scrutiny of Gates and his philanthropy.