'Grave error in judgement': Bill Gates says he regrets meetings with Jeffrey Epstein

Bill Gates admitted to a US House panel that his meetings with Jeffrey Epstein were a "grave error in judgment," expressing deep regret if his association lent the disgraced financier any credibility.

Gates stated he should never have met Epstein and that the financier allegedly used sensitive personal information to pressure him to reconnect, though he never witnessed criminal conduct. ...