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A Friend Of A Friend Of Epstein

Warren Buffett gave Bill Gates' foundation $43 billion. Now he doesn't even talk to the guy.

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Al Lewis
Apr 04, 2026
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This Week In Blunders March 30-April 4

"A lot of us were in very vulnerable situations and in extreme poverty, circumstances where we didn't have anyone on our side.” - Jane Doe #2


You think you know someone. You give more than $43 billion in assets to his foundation. Then you find out he was meeting with Jeffrey Epstein.

Sometimes life is filled with disappointment, even for Warren Buffett.

The Oracle of Omaha told CNBC this week that he didn’t see it coming:

  • His longtime friend Bill Gates confirmed meetings with Epstein.

  • Boris Nikolic, the former scientific adviser to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was named as a backup executor in Epstein’s will.

  • Melanie Walker, deputy director of special initiatives at the foundation, was a close associate to Epstein.

None have been accused of wrongdoing, but all of them associated with Epstein after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor and registering as a sex offender.

See no Epstein, hear no Epstein, speak no Epstein. (Comic: ChatGPT.)

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People who had dealings with Epstein after 2008 have had some explaining to do, whether they’ve been accused of wrongdoing or not.

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