The US Justice Department on Friday released the final tranche of documents linked to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, reviving controversial claims involving Bill Gates, including allegations related to an alleged sexually transmitted disease. The release, described by officials as part of a transparency drive, includes more than three million pages of records, over 2,000 videos, and around 180,000 images, making it one of the most extensive disclosures connected to the Epstein investigation.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the delayed release was necessary to complete a comprehensive review process and to protect the identities of more than 1,000 alleged victims. According to Blanche, the documents posted online include material that was withheld from an earlier release in December. He said the move marked the conclusion of a painstaking effort to balance public transparency with victim protection amid intense scrutiny over Epstein’s network and associations.
Among the newly released records are draft emails attributed to Epstein that reference Gates. The emails, which appear to have been written by Epstein while posing as Boris Nikolic, Gates’ longtime science adviser, make unverified claims that Gates sought help after alleged sexual encounters with women described in the documents as “Russian girls.” One draft alleges efforts to obtain drugs and antibiotics to address the supposed consequences of these encounters, including references to an alleged STD. The documents also contain claims of attempts to conceal the matter from Melinda French Gates, Gates’ then-wife.
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Another draft email warns of reputational and philanthropic fallout if the allegations become public, suggesting that a potential divorce could damage large charitable pledge programs. The files also revisit earlier reports that Epstein threatened to expose an alleged affair involving Gates and a Russian bridge player in 2017, following Gates’ refusal to participate in a charitable fund Epstein was promoting with a major US bank. These claims remain unproven and are presented within the documents as Epstein’s assertions.
A spokesperson for Bill Gates strongly denied the allegations, calling them “absolutely absurd and completely false.” The spokesperson said the documents instead highlight Epstein’s attempts to entrap and defame Gates after failing to maintain a relationship with him. Gates and Melinda French Gates, who were married from 1994 to 2021, have previously acknowledged that Gates’ association with Epstein was a factor in their divorce, though no further details were disclosed. Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges involving minors.
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