Bill Gates Asked To Testify To Congress Over Epstein TiesBill Gates has been asked to appear before the House Oversight Committee over his links to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The request on Tuesday from committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) follows the billionaire's apology to staff at his philanthropic trust for dragging them into the scandal surrounding Epstein. In a letter to Gates, Comer said he believes the tech pioneer has “information that will assist” in the committee's investigation, and asked him to appear on May 19. Gates admitted to socializing with the disgraced New York financier, but said his decision to spend time with Epstein was a “huge mistake.”“I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit,” the Microsoft co-founder reportedly said at a Gates Foundation town hall event last week.Six other people have been asked to testify as the committee continues its probe into Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.New targets include billionaire Leon Black and Goldman Sachs’s departing general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were interviewed last week.A spokesperson for Gates indicated to CBS News that he would cooperate with the committee.See All UpdatesClose