Bill Gates Hauled Before Congress Over Epstein — He Appears 3,000+ Times in DOJ Files

Bill Gates Sat Before Congress Over Epstein — And the File Count Is Staggering

On June 10, 2026, Bill Gates walked into a closed-door, transcribed interview before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The richest philanthropist in the world, answering to Congress about a convicted sex offender. That alone is the moment. The numbers underneath it are worse.

3,000 Times in the Files

According to the Epstein records, Gates' name appears more than 3,000 times in Justice Department files. His longtime adviser Boris Nikolic — once even named in Epstein's will as a backup executor — appears over 14,000 times. Two 2013 emails allegedly written by Epstein to himself referenced Nikolic, including what appeared to be a draft resignation letter from the Gates Foundation. These aren't passing mentions buried in a footnote.

Gates' Own Account

In his opening statement, Gates described meeting Epstein as a 'grave error in judgement' and said he 'never witnessed nor had any indication that Epstein was engaged in ongoing criminal conduct.' He acknowledged meeting Epstein in 2011 and staying in contact for roughly three years, cutting it off in December 2014 after concluding Epstein 'would never deliver' on philanthropic promises.

He Wasn't Alone

Gates was one of more than a dozen high-profile figures pulled in behind closed doors. The committee also interviewed former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, former Epstein assistants Lesley Groff and Sarah Kellen, and prison guard Tova Noel. The probe sits on top of the more than 3 million pages of the DOJ released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.