Bill Gates Calls Multiple Meetings With Epstein A 'Mistake In Judgment'

Bill Gates apologized on Wednesday for his association with financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

It was his first public statement since news surfaced that he had met with Epstein more often than previously believed.

I made a mistake in judgment in thinking those discussions would go to global health ... that money never appeared.

Bill Gates The Microsoft co-founder says he believed meeting with Epstein would lead to investments in charities supported by Gates.

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