Gates Foundation Reviewing Epstein Ties

0:00It's April 22nd. This is US News today, AI-powered stories from across the country. The Gates Foundation just confirmed it's launching an external review of its past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender after his name, popped up in New Justice Department files. This comes amid fresh scrutiny on Bill Gates, the Foundation's co-founder, as those documents reveal some employee meetings with Epstein back in the walking. Earlier this year in March, CEO Mark Suzman got the green life from Gates and the board to kick off his probe, checking old interactions, and updating their vetting rules for partners. A Wall Street Journal report on an internal memo brought it to light, but the Foundation's stress is only a handful of staff met him, chasing his. Promises of big funding for global health work, no money changed hands, no joint fund ever happened, and now they flat out regret any contact. Long time back are Warren Buffett, whose pumped billions into the group over nearly two decades, is keeping a close eye he resigned from the board in.

1:032021, and says he'll hold off on his usual end of June donations until more shakes out. Buffett called the Epstein files massive, with millions of pages still unfolding through hearings, and noted the Foundation's sitting on an 86. Billion Dollar Endowment, plus Gates' own deep pockets. A Foundation rep hailed Buffett as a game changer for tackling the world's biggest problems. Expect the board to get a full update this summer, from the unnamed third party investigators, as everyone waits to see how deep these connections really went.