The New York Times has quietly added editor’s notes to nine columns by failed Oregon gubernatorial candidate Nicholas Kristof after admitting that the veteran opinion writer repeatedly failed to disclose that people he quoted, or organizations he promoted, had financed his short-lived campaign.The newspaper has called the omissions an oversight and says its review is […]
The New York Times has quietly added editor’s notes to nine columns by failed Oregon gubernatorial candidate Nicholas Kristof after admitting that the veteran opinion writer repeatedly failed to disclose that people he quoted, or organizations he promoted, had financed his short-lived campaign. The newspaper has called the omissions an oversight and says its review is complete, yet The National Pulse can reveal that none of the four favorable columns involving Bill Gates or the Gates Foundation identified in the original report was among those corrected, despite Gates and his then-wife, Melinda French Gates, having given Kristof’s campaign $50,000 apiece. KRISTOF AND THE TIMES. Semafor broke the original story in June, finding at least…Open
An external review revealed that Bill Gates and his foundation staff held multiple meetings with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein despite warnings from employees about the risks of associating with him.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An independent five-month review by law firm WilmerHale found that Bill Gates ignored repeated warnings from Gates Foundation employees about the risks of associating with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , meeting with him roughly 30 times between 2011 and 2014 to discuss creating a donor-advised public health fund. DETAIL: The review, based on more than 50 interviews, found no evidence of illegal conduct by Gates or foundation staff during those meetings, which included visits to Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse and one meeting at the Gates Foundation. Investigators concluded Gates knew of Epstein’s 2008 Florida conviction before their relationship began, while foundation staff repeatedly raised…Open
A five-month independent review of the Gates Foundation's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein found that Bill Gates ignored repeated employee warnings to stay away, and the review never even examined his personal emails. Law firm WilmerHale, hired by the foundation itself, interviewed more than 50 current and former staffers and concluded that Gates […] The post Bill Gates brushed off staff warnings about Epstein for years, outside review confirms appeared first on American Almanac .
A five-month independent review of the Gates Foundation's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein found that Bill Gates ignored repeated employee warnings to stay away, and the review never even examined his personal emails. Law firm WilmerHale, hired by the foundation itself, interviewed more than 50 current and former staffers and concluded that Gates and his team held roughly 30 meetings with Epstein between 2011 and 2014. Foundation employees flagged the reputational danger of associating with a man who had pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in Florida. Those concerns, the review's executive summary states, "were raised to senior leadership, including Mr. Gates." He kept the meetings going anyway. The review,…Open
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Bill Gates addressed his connections to deceased pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and admitted to two affairs during a town hall meeting with staff from his foundation.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Bill Gates, Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates, and the staff of the Gates Foundation.WHEN & WHERE: During a scheduled Gates Foundation town hall meeting, […] The post Bill Gates Insists He ‘Did Nothing, Saw Nothing’ Amid Epstein Files Scandal. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Bill Gates addressed his connections to deceased pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and admitted to two affairs during a town hall meeting with staff from his foundation. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Bill Gates, Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates, and the staff of the Gates Foundation. WHEN & WHERE: During a scheduled Gates Foundation town hall meeting, following the release of the Epstein Files in January. KEY QUOTE: “I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit.” – Bill Gates IMPACT: The remarks renewed scrutiny over Gates’s ties to Epstein and his personal conduct, as well as broader concerns regarding his foundation’s operations. IN FULL Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and head of the Gates…Open