Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace has demanded that Bill Gates be subpoenaed over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after being moved by an interview given by his ex-wife Melinda.
Gates appears frequently in the Epstein files and Melinda said in an interview on Tuesday that every time the story resurfaces it brings back ‘painful’ memories about the breakdown of her marriage which ended in divorce in 2021.
‘Last night, I watched Melinda Gates’ interview. I immediately asked the chairman of oversight, James Comer, to subpoena Bill Gates,’ Mace wrote on X.
‘I have questions for Bill Gates about Epstein.’
Melinda told NPR’s Wild Card podcast on Tuesday: ‘It’s beyond heartbreaking. I remember being those ages those girls were, I remember my daughters being those ages.
Mace Calls on Gates to Testify
‘So, for me, it’s personally hard whenever those details come up, right? Because it brings back memories of some very, very painful times in my marriage.’
Mace, a member of the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating the Epstein files, is now calling on Gates to testify before Congress.
Comer, the committee chair, on Tuesday announced that Bill and Hillary Clinton would testify over their relationship with Epstein later this month.
The committee last year requested former prince Andrew testify – but as a Briton he cannot be subpoenaed by Congress.
JD Vance in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail on Tuesday backed Republican calls for King Charles’ brother to give evidence, citing recent comments by the British prime minister.
Melinda Gates Responds After Latest Epstein Document Dump
‘I saw Keir Starmer said something about this,’ Vance said. ‘I’m certainly open to it.’
Melinda, who has two daughters and a son with Gates, told CBS: ‘I am so happy to be away from all the muck.’
When asked specifically about how the recent details about her ex-husband’s alleged affairs made her feel, she responded: ‘Sad. Just unbelievable sadness. Unbelievable sadness.’
The Justice Department released more than 3 million documents related to Epstein on Friday, including emails that alleged the Microsoft founder planned to slip Melinda an antibiotic to combat a sexually transmitted disease he contracted from ‘Russian girls.’
The email appears to be drafts of a letter Epstein sent to himself and wrote on behalf of Gates’ then-top advisor Boris Nikolic, around his resignation from the Microsoft billionaire’s charitable foundation.
Undated Images of Epstein and Gates Together Released
The lengthy message lashed out at Gates for allegedly ending his friendship with Nikolic and says: ‘TO add insult to the injury you them [sic] implore me to please delete the emails regarding your std, your request that I provide you antibiotics that you can surreptitiously give to Melinda and the description of your [private].’
Earlier in the same missive, the email Epstein apparently wrote in Nikolic’s voice said he had been ‘dismayed beyond comprehension’ by Gates’s decision to ‘disregard our friendship developed over the last 6 years’.
The release also included multiple new, undated images of Epstein and Gates together in various locations.
Gates Spokesman Calls Claims ‘Absurd and False’
Gates has previously said he regrets spending time with the [child predator], who died in a New York City jail in 2019, but has long denied any impropriety.
A spokesman for Gates told the Daily Mail: ‘These claims are absolutely absurd and completely false.
‘The only thing these documents demonstrate is Epstein’s frustration that he did not have an ongoing relationship with Gates and the lengths he would go to entrap and defame.’
Mace has been at the vanguard of Republican efforts to release the Epstein files as one of Capitol Hill’s foremost champions of justice for sexual abuse victims.
The Daily Mail has contacted Comer over whether he plans to call Gates to testify.
Bill Gates addresses Epstein files
One of the world’s richest men, Bill Gates, has broken his silence following allegations surfacing in the latest round of documents released regarding convicted [criminal] Jeffrey Epstein.
‘The focus was always, he knew a lot of very rich people and he was saying he could get them to give money to global health,’ Gates said in an interview with Nine News on Wednesday.
Gates gave his ‘only Australian TV interview’ with the network during a trip to the country for the Australian Open, which ran from January 12 to February 1 at Melbourne Park.
The billionaire continued: ‘You know, in retrospect that was a dead end and I was foolish to spend time with him. I am one of many people who regret ever knowing him.
‘Apparently, Jeffrey wrote an email to himself. That email was never sent. The email is, you know, false.’
‘I don’t know what his thinking was there. Every minute that I spent with him, I regret and I apologize that I did that.
‘I was only at dinners… I never went to the island, I never met any women, and so, you know, the more that comes out, the more clear it’ll be, that although the time was a mistake, it had nothing to do with that kind of behavior.’
The latest tranche of documents contains allegations against a number of well-known people including Gates, who met Epstein on multiple occasions to discuss expanding his philanthropic efforts.
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