Bill Gates Apologizes to Gates Foundation Staff at Town Hall Meeting Over Epstein Association
In February 2026, Bill Gates addressed Gates Foundation staff at an all-hands town hall meeting, apologizing for the distraction and reputational harm caused by renewed coverage of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein following the DOJ document release. According to attendees cited by Reuters and The Guardian, Gates stated he recognized his judgment had been 'badly mistaken' and that he understood why staff felt their work was being overshadowed. He committed to a third-party review of Foundation governance and said he would accept its recommendations.
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February 2026
Melinda French Gates Says Epstein Revelations Caused Her 'Unbelievable Sadness' in First Post-Divorce Interview
In a February 2026 interview with CBS News — her first extended television interview since the 2021 divorce — Melinda French Gates stated that learning of the full scope of Bill Gates's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein had caused her 'unbelievable sadness' and confirmed it was a key factor in her decision to end the marriage. She said she had first raised the issue with Gates directly after the October 2019 New York Times story. French Gates also praised the DOJ's document release as overdue transparency for Epstein's victims.
January 2026
DOJ Releases Three Million Epstein Documents Including Emails Referencing Gates
In January 2026, the United States Department of Justice released approximately 3 million documents from its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking network, including emails, calendars, and financial records referencing Bill Gates's meetings with Epstein between 2011 and 2014. The documents confirmed the timeline reported by The New York Times in 2019, added detail on Epstein's internal communications about cultivating Gates, and showed that Epstein explicitly referenced his relationship with Gates when soliciting other donors and academic institutions. The release renewed public scrutiny of Gates and prompted the Gates Foundation to issue a public statement.
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