Overview
- In an NPR interview Tuesday, French Gates said the new files bring back “very, very painful” memories and that she is “so happy to be away from all the muck.”
- She said outstanding questions belong to others including her ex-husband and expressed “unbelievable sadness,” adding that she hopes for justice for survivors.
- The document trove includes a July 18, 2013 draft Epstein email alleging Bill Gates sought antibiotics to give to Melinda without her knowledge after contracting an STI from “Russian girls.”
- A spokesperson for Bill Gates rejected the allegations as “absolutely absurd and completely false,” and he has not been accused of any crime related to Epstein.
- The records were released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, with many materials redacted or unverified, and being named in the files does not itself indicate wrongdoing.