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Gates also said he knew Epstein had a criminal conviction of a "sexual nature," which he said he "probably should have" dug into.

Bill Gates told Congress he had three extramarital affairs, naming medical entrepreneur Alice Jacobs Nesselrodt and Russian nuclear scientist Karima Nigmatulina. He said he told his wife Melinda.

Gates testified that Epstein had accurately discovered he had been involved in two affairs with Russian women at the time: bridge player Mila Antonova and nuclear scientist Karima Nigmatulina.

The House Oversight Committee released a transcript of the tech mogul and philanthropist's remarks.

The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released transcripts of the testimonies by Bill Gates and Lesley Groff in closed-door depositions before the panel in June as part of its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"I should never have met with Epstein in the first place," Bill Gates told members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Bill Gates told a House panel that Jeffrey Epstein attempted to use compromising information about Gates' extramarital affairs to force his way back into Gates' life.

Elon Musk has challenged Bill Gates' scepticism about Tesla Semi trucks, citing their commercial performance and reigniting debate over batteries in heavy transport.

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