Overview
- The House Oversight Committee released transcripts on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, of closed-door June depositions by Bill Gates and Lesley Groff in its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
- Gates told investigators he “should never have met” Epstein and said his contacts were meant to seek Gates Foundation support while denying any knowledge of criminal conduct.
- Groff, Epstein’s longtime assistant, said she never witnessed illegal acts, described arranging massages she believed legitimate, and called Epstein a “master manipulator and deceiver.”
- Committee leaders say the transcripts increase transparency but so far do not produce clear new criminal culpability or a definitive finding of institutional failure.
- The documents build on previously released Justice Department files that have driven the probe and could increase pressure for more witnesses and records even though Congress cannot criminally prosecute.