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Mr. Spectre. This is a transcribed interview of Mr. William H. Gates, III, conducted by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform under the authority granted to it pursuant to House rule X. Accordingly, House rule X grants the Committee broad jurisdiction for the Committee to conduct investigations of any matter at any time. This interview was requested by Chairman James Comer as part of the Committee's investigation into the circumstances and subsequent investigations into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the operation of sex trafficking rings and the ways for the Federal Government to effectively combat them, the ways in which Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell sought to curry favor and exercise influence to protect their illegal activities, and potential violations of ethics rules related to elected officials. Can the witness please state his name and spell his last name for the record? Mr. Gates. William Henry Gates, III. G-a-t-e-s. Mr. Spectre. Thank you, sir. I want to thank Mr. Gates for appearing here voluntarily today. My name is Peter Spectre, and I am the director of oversight for Chairman James Comer. Under the Committee on Oversight and Government Reforms rules, you are allowed to have counsel present to advise you during this interview. Do you have counsel representing you in a personal capacity present with you today? Mr. Gates. I do. Mr. Spectre. Will counsel please identify themselves for the record? Mr. Moran. John Moran, McGuireWoods. Mr. Clare. Tom Clare, Clare Locke LLP. Mr. Spectre. Thank you. For the record, starting with the majority staff, can the additional staff members please introduce themselves with their name, title, and affiliation?