Buffett reveals he has not talked to Gates ‘since – Business News
Warren Buffett revealed Tuesday that he has not spoken with Bill Gates “since the whole thing” with Jeffrey Epstein got here to gentle – after the Microsoft founder was engulfed in a scandal over his hyperlinks to the late convicted pedophile.
“I haven’t talked to him at all since the whole thing was unveiled,” Buffett advised CNBC Tuesday, referring to the Justice Department’s release of the Epstein information – thousands and thousands of pages of paperwork associated to the disgraced financier’s crimes.
Warren Buffett (above) revealed that he has not spoken with Bill Gates “since the whole thing” with Jeffrey Epstein got here to gentle. AP
“I don’t want to be in a position where I know things…to be called as a witness,” Buffett added.
The 95-year-old “Oracle of Omaha” mentioned Gates was a longtime buddy, however added, “I think until it gets clear up, it doesn’t make sense to do a lot of talking…I don’t want to be under oath.”
Following the release of a batch of Epstein information earlier this yr, Gates apologized for his friendship with Epstein and admitted that he had two affairs with Russian ladies whereas married to his now-ex-wife, Melinda French Gates – although he denied any felony wrongdoing.
High-profile celebrities have been reducing ties with Gates’ Giving Pledge, a charitable initiative to donate most of one’s fortune to good causes, and the Microsoft billionaire additionally abruptly backed out of a deliberate speech at an AI summit earlier this yr amid backlash.
“It is astounding to me that anyone could be that successful as a con man,” Buffet mentioned Tuesday of Epstein. “Men are going to like sex…and some of them are going to like not paying taxes, and he figured out their weaknesses.”
Bill Gates (above) apologized for his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. AP
Epstein died by suicide in 2019 in a Manhattan jail cell. AP
Buffett – who not too long ago ended his 60-year tenure operating Berkshire Hathaway – mentioned he was grateful Gates by no means invited him to New York to meet Epstein.
“I got him to thank for not doing that,” Buffett mentioned. “But you can’t get away from what happened either.”
Epstein died by suicide in 2019 in a Manhattan jail cell.
