WATCH: Bill Gates says he hopes Epstein interview is 'helpful' for providing justice to survivors

By — Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press By — Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-bill-gates-says-he-hopes-epstein-interview-is-helpful-for-providing-justice-to-survivors Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Bill Gates says he hopes Epstein interview is 'helpful' for providing justice to survivors Politics Jun 10, 2026 11:40 AM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Gates will appear Wednesday before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify. Watch the clip in the video player above. Members of the House Oversight Committee are slated to interview the billionaire Microsoft co-founder behind closed doors, as they have done with other witnesses in the investigation. Transcripts are often released later. READ MORE: What to know about Bill Gates' relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as he is interviewed in House probe Gates, as he arrived at the Capitol on Wednesday morning, noted he was there voluntarily and said he hoped his testimony would be useful for the committee. "I hope my testimony is helpful to the work, the important work of the committee, to find justice for the victims," he said. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Republican U.S. Rep. James Comer, the committee chairman, formally requested that Gates testify after he appeared multiple times in a trove of documents released by the Justice Department as part of its Epstein probe. The files read like a who's who of powerful men across tech, finance, politics and other industries. All have denied involvement in Epstein's crimes, but some maintained or formed friendships with him even after his history of sexual abuse came to light. Included in the files are calendar entries for meetings between Gates and Epstein, email correspondence between the two about philanthropic projects and photos of Gates at events that Epstein also attended. Their professional relationship began in 2011, three years after Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida to soliciting prostitution from a minor, and lasted until at least late 2014, according to the documents. READ MORE: Who is Lesley Groff, Jeffrey Epstein's former assistant being interviewed in House probe? Epstein was federally indicted in July 2019 on charges of sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors. The Justice Department alleged that Epstein formed a vast network of underage girls, some as young as 14, for him to sexually abuse between 2002 and 2005. He died by suicide in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial. Gates, who chairs the Gates Foundation, has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein and has denied any knowledge of Eps