WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Gates is set to appear before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify. House Oversight Committee members are slated Wednesday (June 10, 2026) to interview the billionaire Microsoft co-founder behind closed doors, as they’ve done with other witnesses. Transcripts are often released later. Republican committee chairman congressman James Comer requested Gates testify after he appeared multiple times in a trove of documents released by the Justice Department as part of its Epstein investigation. The files read like a who’s who of powerful men across tech, finance, politics and other industries. Gates has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s abuse of girls. ...read more read less