Jeffrey Epstein, a disgraced financier and registered sex offender, claimed to have intimate knowledge of President Donald Trump's views on public health policy in texts with Bill Gates' adviser, Melanie Walker. The messages, released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, show Epstein positioning himself as a middleman between the Trump White House and Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
Epstein, who had already pleaded guilty to state prostitution solicitation charges, appears to be passing information directly from Trump to Gates through an intermediary. In one text message, he claims to have knowledge of Trump's plans for domestic and global public health policy, including a new medical group to be announced to study veterans' affairs.
Epstein also seems to be familiar with Trump's personal interests, including his views on climate change and Ebola. He writes that Trump believes climate change is not an American problem, but rather a global issue, and that he thinks Bill Gates should stop trying to scare people about it.
The messages also show Epstein discussing the potential power of a surgeon general and how Gates can use his influence to make things happen. In one message, he tells Melanie to tell Gates that Trump is "free to call any time for inside baseball."
Melanie, who worked as an adviser to Gates at bgC3, the entity that would become Gates Ventures, does not respond to requests for comment. The Gates Foundation and Gates Ventures did not respond to requests for comment either.
The exchange between Epstein and Melanie raises questions about the level of communication between Trump's administration and Bill Gates' foundation, and whether there was any cooperation or coordination on issues related to public health policy.
Epstein, who had already pleaded guilty to state prostitution solicitation charges, appears to be passing information directly from Trump to Gates through an intermediary. In one text message, he claims to have knowledge of Trump's plans for domestic and global public health policy, including a new medical group to be announced to study veterans' affairs.
Epstein also seems to be familiar with Trump's personal interests, including his views on climate change and Ebola. He writes that Trump believes climate change is not an American problem, but rather a global issue, and that he thinks Bill Gates should stop trying to scare people about it.
The messages also show Epstein discussing the potential power of a surgeon general and how Gates can use his influence to make things happen. In one message, he tells Melanie to tell Gates that Trump is "free to call any time for inside baseball."
Melanie, who worked as an adviser to Gates at bgC3, the entity that would become Gates Ventures, does not respond to requests for comment. The Gates Foundation and Gates Ventures did not respond to requests for comment either.
The exchange between Epstein and Melanie raises questions about the level of communication between Trump's administration and Bill Gates' foundation, and whether there was any cooperation or coordination on issues related to public health policy.
that's wild. i'm not surprised though, given epstein's shady past. it's like he was playing both sides against each other 
. i mean, how did he get to be so privy to trump's inner circle? and what exactly is trump saying about climate change and ebola? it sounds like a total mixed message to me 
. it's also pretty interesting that epstein was discussing the potential power of a surgeon general with melanie... does this mean there was some sort of coordination between trump's admin and bill gates' foundation on public health policy? idk, but i think we need more info before we can say for sure 
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seems like he's trying to play both sides but honestly it just makes me wanna know what else he's hiding behind those fancy connections 
anyway if trumps views on climate change are global issue idk why gates is even worrying about scaring people lol seems like a lost cause 
btw who's gonna cover for epstein now that these texts came out? 
It's just so shady. And the fact that he's sharing personal views on climate change and Ebola is just... yeah. Not cool.
. It's like, can't we have a normal conversation about public health without someone trying to pass info through a third party? 
... like epstein was just tryin to get ahead in life by gatherin info from whoever he could, and gates & trump were probably just havin a casual convo about public health stuff. i mean, who doesn't want to chat with bill gates about ebola? 
it's not like epstein was some kinda mole or spy or anythin. maybe he was just tryin to help trump get his policy ideas out there so that gates could use his influence to make 'em happen? 
i'm lowkey worried about the potential conflict of interest with gates' foundation getting some kinda deal with the government 
anyway it's wild that trump's views on public health policy are all over the internet now 
. I mean, who needs a middleman when you've got Epstein just casually spilling Trump's tea? It's like he was playing a game of "Epstein, the human Wikipedia" - sharing all the juicy info with Melanie like it was going out of style 
. And what's up with Bill Gates' team not responding to questions? Like, are they scared of Epstein's superpower of knowing everyone's secrets 
. Anyway, this whole thing is giving me some major "House of Cards" vibes - who knows what other skeletons Trump has hidden in his closet? 
and the fact that they're not even denying it is kinda sus... are they just trying to cover their tracks or something? 
... Meanwhile, Epstein was just trying to stay on Trump's good side – probably had some serious "Trump Whisperer" skills 
and now we're supposed to believe that trump is getting his advice from him? 
epstein is saying trumps views on it, but shouldn't we know what the president actually thinks? 
and now gates foundation is just sitting back, not commenting on anything... it's all so dodgy 
? This whole thing stinks of some serious behind-the-scenes deals. What do you guys think is the real motive here?
. Need more transparency on these power players! 
this is just so unsettling... imagine a person who has done so many terrible things trying to pass info between two very powerful people like that 
meanwhile melanie just ignores all the questions... that's not okay either 
so this is wild... seems like epstein was a master manipulator 
, positioning himself as the go-to guy between trump and gates... passing info back and forth like it's nobody's business