WATCH: Bill Gates says meetings with Jeffrey Epstein were a mistake

In a Sept. 21 interview with the PBS NewsHour s Judy Woodruff, philanthropist Bill Gates addressed his meetings with Jeffrey Epstein a decade ago, after Epstein had already been convicted of sex crimes. Gates said Epstein had promoted himself as having relationships with people who would contribute money toward global health initiatives a focus of Gates foundation. Those meetings were a mistake, Gates said. They didn t result in what he purported and I cut them When asked whether there was a lesson to be learned, Gates said, Well, he s dead. So, in general, you always have to be Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: Find more from PBS NewsHour at Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Follow us: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: Newsletters: