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Bill Gates has repeatedly tried to contain the damage from his association with Jeffrey Epstein by apologizing for the relationship and framing it as a serious error in judgment. Gates has said that meeting with Epstein after Epstein’s 2008 conviction was a mistake, that he regretted spending time with him and that the purpose of the contact was supposedly to explore philanthropic fundraising. In interviews, Gates has emphasized that the relationship produced nothing useful and that he eventually ended it, presenting the episode as a failed attempt to tap Epstein’s network of wealthy contacts rather than as a meaningful personal relationship.

The problem for Gates is that the apologies have never fully answered the underlying questions. The controversy was not simply that he met Epstein once; reporting showed repeated meetings over a period of years, including after Epstein’s status as a convicted sex offender was already public. That made the explanation that it was all about philanthropy much harder to wave away with expressions of regret. Gates has consistently acknowledged that the association was a mistake, but the scandal has endured because the central issue has remained the same: why one of the most powerful and well-informed men in the world continued engaging with Epstein when there was already ample reason to stay away.


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