Thread by @davidenrich

Exclusive: @BillGates has done his best to minimize his connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

But a @nytimes investigation found that their relationship is more extensive than previously known. by @FlitterOnFraud @JamesStewartNYT nytimes.com/2019/10/12/bus…

@BillGates @nytimes @FlitterOnFraud @JamesStewartNYT We identified at least six meetings between Epstein and Gates or @gatesfoundation employees. Gates visited Epstein’s NY mansion on multiple occasions, at least once staying late into the night.

All of the Gates meetings took place *after* Epstein was convicted of sex crimes.

@BillGates @nytimes @FlitterOnFraud @JamesStewartNYT @gatesfoundation After one late-night meeting with Epstein, @BillGates emailed colleagues: "His lifestyle is very different and kind of intriguing although it would not work for me."

Here's his spokeswoman's explanation of what he meant.

@BillGates @nytimes @FlitterOnFraud @JamesStewartNYT @gatesfoundation The @nytimes interviewed well over a dozen sources with knowledge of the relationship, and reviewed documents detailing their numerous meetings.

Here we have Epstein in his mansion with Gates, a Gates adviser, Larry Summers and the CEO of @Barclays in 2011.

@BillGates @nytimes @FlitterOnFraud @JamesStewartNYT @gatesfoundation @Barclays A spokeswoman for Gates refused to tell us how many times he met with Epstein -- so presumably it is more than the number we have documented in the article.

She also offered what I think is an apology on Gates’s behalf.