Bill Gates’ Epstein connections
6/12/202628 min
For decades Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates built a public persona as an unrelenting, tech visionary – and later as a global health and climate philanthropist. But that reputation has started to fracture, largely because of one man: Jeffrey Epstein.
The partial release of the Epstein files revealed extensive communication between Epstein and Gates, his foundation, and people who worked for him. On Wednesday, Gates testified before congress in a closed door hearing. In his opening statement, he said that he “never witnessed nor had any indication that Epstein was engaged in ongoing criminal conduct”. He was unequivocal that he has never victimized anyone.
Today, guest host Aaron Wherry, speaks with Emily Glazer, a Pulitzer prize winning enterprise reporter with The Wall Street Journal who's been covering Gates and his connection with Epstein for years.
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[music] This is a CBC podcast.
Aaron Wherry· Host0:33
[music] Hi, I'm Aaron Werri in for Jamie Poisson.
Bill Gates· Soundbite0:39
At Microsoft, I worked night and day, and that was how I made sure Microsoft stayed ahead. I could be so extreme.
Speaker 5· Soundbite0:47
You never understood the first thing about this. Microsoft hit a new record high on Wall Street.
Aaron Wherry· Host0:52
[music] That's from a trailer for Inside Bill's Brain, a glowing Netflix series from a few years ago about Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Gates became famous as an unrelenting tech visionary, and later built a reputation as a global health and climate philanthropist. But that reputation has started to fracture, largely because of one man, Jeffrey Epstein. The partial release of the Epstein files revealed extensive communication between Epstein and Gates, his foundation, and the people who worked for him. In his opening statement, he said that he, quote, "Never witnessed nor had any indication