Bill Gates has previously said he had several dinners with Jeffrey Epstein, believing he was fundraising for global health causes.

Gates sought to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein in one of the most high-profile interviews before a House panel investigating the disgraced financier.

Lawmakers will question the billionaire Microsoft founder and global health philanthropist about his ties to the late sex offender.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is testifying at the House on his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Bill Gates testified before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, saying Epstein attempted to use information about his extramarital affairs against him. CNN’s Randi Kaye reports.

One of the richest men in the world, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, testified about his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday. Gates told lawmakers he never saw Epstein engage in criminal conduct.

The Microsoft cofounder was called by the House Oversight Committee after his name appeared multiple times in the so-called Epstein files.

Microsoft co-founder has spent hours talking to lawmakers, where he also said Epstein used his marital infidelities to pressure him.