Overview
- CNN’s KFile review of newly released Justice Department records reports more detailed philanthropic coordination between Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Gates than previously known.
- Two unsent, self-addressed draft emails dated July 18, 2013 contain graphic, uncorroborated claims that Epstein purported to facilitate sexual encounters for Gates and to obtain medication related to a sexually transmitted infection.
- The drafts’ authorship and intent remain unclear, with the notes described as stream-of-consciousness messages riddled with typos and vitriol.
- Gates denies wrongdoing and says the draft email was never sent and is false, adding that he regrets every minute he spent with Epstein.
- Melinda French Gates told NPR the material left her with “unbelievable sadness,” citing the draft’s reference to antibiotics allegedly intended for her.