Overview
- The committee scheduled Bill Gates for a June 10 transcribed interview, reports on Tuesday confirmed, as part of its inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein.
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is set for a voluntary, under-oath transcribed interview on May 6 before House Oversight.
- In February testimony, Lutnick acknowledged a 2012 lunch with Epstein on his private island, and Justice Department files show he stayed in contact after 2005, while authorities have not accused him of crimes.
- Gates has apologized to Gates Foundation staff for meeting Epstein from 2011 to 2014 and says he never saw or joined any illegal conduct, and a spokesperson says he welcomes the interview.
- The panel also lined up Ted Waitt for April 30, former jail officer Tova Noel for May 18, and ex-assistant Lesley Groff for June 9, and it subpoenaed Pam Bondi for an April 14 deposition.