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Bill Gates Calls Dinners With Jeffrey Epstein a ‘Huge Mistake’

  • Billionaire co-founder of Microsoft interviewed by CNN
  • Gates said meetings had centered on a philanthropy project

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Bill Gates called his relationship with the late Jeffrey Epstein a “huge mistake” and that he regretted having dinner with the sex offender on several occasions in an interview with CNN.

The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft Corp. said the two had met to discuss a philanthropy project, but their meetings stopped after the likelihood of getting funding diminished.