Bill Gates Apologizes to Foundation Staff Over Epstein Ties

Emily Glazer, reporting for The Wall Street Journal:

The billionaire said he met with Epstein starting in 2011, years
after Epstein had pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for
prostitution. Gates said he was aware of some “18-month thing”
that had limited Epstein’s travel but said he didn’t properly
check his background. Gates said he continued meeting with Epstein
even after his then-wife Melinda French Gates expressed concerns
in 2013.

“Knowing what I know now makes it, you know, a hundred times worse
in terms of not only his crimes in the past, but now it’s clear
there was ongoing bad behavior,” Gates told staff. Speaking of his
ex-wife, he added: “To give her credit, she was always kind of
skeptical about the Epstein thing.”

“Kind of” is doing a lot of work there.

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Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bill-gates-apologizes-to-foundation-staff-over-epstein-ties-67f39ef5