Overview
- In an NPR Wild Card interview released Tuesday, Melinda French Gates said the new disclosures revive "very, very painful" memories and that any remaining questions are for Bill Gates and others to address.
- She described feeling "unbelievable sadness" for Epstein’s victims and said she has moved on from her marriage and life at the foundation.
- The released files include 2013 drafts Epstein wrote to himself alleging Bill Gates contracted an STI from "Russian girls" and sought antibiotics to give to Melinda without her knowledge.
- A spokesperson for Bill Gates called the allegations "absolutely absurd and completely false," saying the documents reflect Epstein’s attempts to entrap and defame.
- The Justice Department posted more than 3 million documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and reporters emphasize that being named in the trove does not constitute evidence of wrongdoing.