The New York Times (not exactly a right wing publication) posted an article right before Covid in late 2019 that said Gates went with Epstein many times, this was after Epstein was "suicided" and was well known to the public. This was a threat, do as your told. We got the goods on you, do as your told or you're going down Gates. We have it on video, do as your told.

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They put it behind a paywall but it's very real.

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