The recently released “Epstein files” that mention Bill Gates mostly describe contacts, meetings, and unverified claims , plus Gates’s own denials. Here’s the quick breakdown, keeping to what is actually documented and clearly separating allegations from verified facts.

What the Epstein files actually show

From congressional and Department of Justice document releases, plus related reporting, the files and associated records indicate:

  • Epstein kept scheduling and contact records that show he was in touch with Bill Gates and people around him (including adviser and biotech investor Boris Nikolic).
  • House Oversight Committee Democrats released pages from Epstein’s estate that list Gates among a set of high‑profile figures (along with Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel, and others) that Epstein met or corresponded with. The documents themselves do not show these people participating in sex crimes.
  • Other released materials and later reporting highlight that Gates and Epstein met several times after Epstein’s 2008 conviction, often framed as discussions about philanthropy and funding large charitable projects.
  • Newly surfaced texts and emails from around 2013–2017 show Epstein trying to keep or revive access to Gates through intermediaries, including a 2017 message where an apparent adviser to Gates tells Epstein: “He wants to talk to you, but his wife won’t let him. He loves you, says hi, and feels bad about the business proposals by the way.”

Crucially, public summaries of the “Epstein files” and related congressional releases say there is no evidence in those records that Gates knew about or took part in Epstein’s sexual abuse of minors.

Example: Congress‑linked “Epstein files” pages

Some of the most cited “Epstein files” pages are from:

  • Epstein’s calendar/scheduling documents listing meetings or planned meetings with Gates and other tech/finance figures.
  • Estate and legal files where Epstein named Boris Nikolic (a longtime Gates associate) as a backup executor to his will shortly before his death, which Nikolic himself publicly described as a retaliatory gesture meant to embarrass Gates.

These show a relationship and repeated contact, but again, they do not by themselves document criminal conduct by Gates.

The lurid 2013 Epstein email about Gates

A lot of the latest buzz you’re seeing online in early 2026 revolves around a 2013 draft email Epstein wrote to himself that was unsealed in a big DOJ document dump.

According to detailed reporting on those documents:

  • Epstein wrote an email to himself with the subject line “bill” , apparently drafting a note that a Gates Foundation staffer (“Boris,” understood to be Boris Nikolic) was supposedly going to send to Gates after some dispute.
  • In that draft, Epstein claims Gates asked for medication for a sexually transmitted disease so he could “surreptitiously” give it to his then‑wife, Melinda French Gates.
  • The same draft email says “Boris” helped Gates “get drugs,” and allegedly helped arrange “illicit trysts” with “Russian girls” and “married women.”
  • These assertions appear only as Epstein’s own words in his self‑addressed draft; the documents do not include corroborating evidence showing the events actually occurred or that the draft was ever sent.

Gates’s response to that email

Bill Gates has publicly and strongly denied the claims in that draft email:

  • A spokesperson called the statements “absolutely absurd and completely false ,” saying the only thing the documents show is Epstein’s frustration “that he did not have an ongoing relationship with Gates and the lengths he would go to entrap and defame.”
  • In a televised interview in early February 2026, Gates again rejected Epstein’s assertions , including the suggestion that he secretly gave his ex‑wife antibiotics or needed Epstein’s help for sexual encounters.

So, in simple terms: the “Epstein files” contain Epstein’s own unverified claims about sex, STDs, and Russian women linked to Gates, and Gates’s side flatly says those claims are made‑up.

What other records & reporting say about their relationship

Beyond that one email, a broader picture has emerged over the last few years:

  • Gates has acknowledged he met Epstein several times after Epstein’s 2008 conviction, usually describing the meetings as philanthropy‑related and saying he regrets them.
  • Some investigative reporting and commentary argue that Gates and his foundation continued using Epstein as a connector to ultra‑wealthy donors and that foundation staff were in contact with him as late as 2017.
  • Melinda French Gates has said publicly that Bill’s connection with Epstein was a factor in their decision to divorce, adding to public suspicion even though that is about judgment and trust, not a criminal charge.

Commentators critical of Gates frame this as part of a broader pattern of poor judgment around powerful men and alleged boundary‑crossing behavior with women , pointing to separate reporting about Gates pursuing women at Microsoft and the Gates Foundation.

What is not shown (limits and context)

When you strip away social‑media hype and focus on the actual records:

  • The “Epstein files” confirm contact, meetings, and an ongoing relationship of some sort between Epstein and Gates, including efforts by Epstein to leverage their association and possibly embarrass or pressure Gates.
  • They include unverified, sensational allegations written by Epstein himself about Gates’ sex life and STD medication; those claims currently lack independent proof.
  • Public summaries from congressional releases and major outlets explicitly note there is no direct evidence in the released files that Gates participated in Epstein’s trafficking or knew about the abuse of minors.

So, if you’re asking “what do the Epstein files say about Bill Gates?” in a literal sense:

  • They say (in Epstein’s own words) that he claimed to facilitate affairs, drugs, and STD meds for Gates, and that he interacted closely enough with Gates’s circle to name a close associate in his will.
  • They show calendars and contacts putting Gates in Epstein’s network of meetings and communications.
  • They do not prove those lurid claims, and Gates categorically denies them and has not been charged with any Epstein‑related crime.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.