See photos of Bill Gates from the Epstein files

Feb. 25, 2026, 12:35 p.m. ET

Bill Gates "took responsibility for his actions"over ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a town hall meeting with employees of the Gates Foundation, the group said in a statement. Photos of Bill Gates were part of the Epstein files that have been released.

Bill Gates and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, stand in a handout image from the estate of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in Washington, DC, on Dec. 12, 2025.

Bill Gates appears with a woman, whose identity has been obscured, in this image from the Epstein estate released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington, DC, on Dec. 18, 2025.

House Oversight Committee Democrats, Via REUTERSBill Gates appears with a woman, whose identity has been obscured, in this image from the Epstein estate released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington, DC, on Dec. 18, 2025.

House Oversight Committee Democrats, Via ReutersBill Gates, right, appears with Jeffrey Epstein's pilot Lawrence Visoski in this undated photo released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in Washington, DC, Dec. 12, 2025.

House Oversight Committee DemocratsA cyclist rides past a poster installed on a bus stop by campaign group Everyone Hates Elon featuring entrepreneur Elon Musk, the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump and businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates, all of whom have appeared in newly released Epstein‑related files, in London, Britain, Feb. 4, 2026.

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