Billionaire Bill Gates answered questions from lawmakers for six hours on Wednesday about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, where he accused the late sex offender of possible blackmail over Gates\u2019 extramarital affairs. Gates said Epstein \u201cwas working to use information about my infidelities, in addition to many lies that he layered on top, to pressure me to re-engage with him.\u201d NBC\u2019s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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