{"id":2585643,"date":"2026-03-31T12:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buffett-says-he-doesnt-want-to-be-under-oath-on-gates-epstein-relationship\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:17:08","slug":"buffett-says-he-doesnt-want-to-be-under-oath-on-gates-epstein-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buffett-says-he-doesnt-want-to-be-under-oath-on-gates-epstein-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffett says he doesn&#8217;t &#8216;want to be under oath&#8217; on Gates-Epstein relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuffett-says-he-doesnt-want-to-be-under-oath-on-gates-epstein-relationship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2585643&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An interview with CNBC reports warren Buffett saying he does not want to be under oath regarding his knowledge of Bill Gates\u2019s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. buffett, 95, says he hasn\u2019t discussed Epstein with Gates sence the matter emerged and wants to avoid being in a position where he could be called as a witness. He claims he did not know what was going on with Epstein and admits he didn\u2019t always ask probing questions when he served as a Gates Foundation trustee from 2006 to 2021, during which he donated billions-over $43 billion in berkshire Hathaway stock since 2006-and continues to contribute, totaling around $60 billion in charitable giving over two decades. Buffett emphasizes he never met Epstein and thanked Gates for not involving him in Epstein\u2019s circle. Gates has tried to distance himself from Epstein as the justice Department files, apologized to foundation staff for the relationship, and plans to testify before a house oversight Committee on May 19.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Warren Buffett says he doesn&rsquo;t &lsquo;want to be under oath&rsquo; on Bill Gates-Jeffrey Epstein relationship<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2535300\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/warren-buffett\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2198\">Warren Buffett<\/a> is trying to avoid being called into Congress for testimony related to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-gates\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"650\">Bill Gates<\/a> and his relationship with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1860\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, which is apparently why the billionaire philanthropist cut off ties with the Microsoft co-founder after the Epstein files were released.<\/p>\n<p>The former Berkshire Hathaway CEO, 95, said as much in a Tuesday interview with CNBC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4493922\/sorely-needed-us-housing-supply-expansion-run-through-3d-printed-homes\/\">Sorely needed US housing supply expansion may run through 3D printed homes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4504302\/government-no-trust-airport-safety-privatize-tsa\/\">The government can&#8217;t be trusted to secure airport safety, so we might as well privatize the TSA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t talked to him at all since the whole thing was unveiled,&rdquo; Buffett <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/31\/warren-buffett-bill-gates-epstein.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/31\/warren-buffett-bill-gates-epstein.html\">said on <em>Squawk Box<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to be in a position where I know things &hellip; and get called as a witness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to be under oath,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, Buffett claimed to be unaware of what was going on with Epstein and admitted he did not always ask the right questions of the Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t know what was going on, which didn&rsquo;t mean something terrible was going on necessarily,&rdquo; he repeated. &ldquo;But I certainly didn&rsquo;t know what was going on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Between 2006 and 2021, Buffett was one of the three original trustees on the Gates Foundation&rsquo;s board. During these 15 years, Buffett donated billions of dollars to the private foundation. To date, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wherever-vanita-gupta-worked-her-fathers-money-followed\/\" title=\"Wherever Vanita Gupta Worked, Her Father\u2019s Money Followed\">donations total<\/a> more than $43 billion in Berkshire Hathaway stock since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Although he resigned from the board in 2021, Buffett continues to contribute a significant sum to the Gates Foundation. His last donation was made last summer, adding to his approximate $60 billion total in charitable giving over the past two decades.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I did not ask probing questions,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;If I thought I had to ask probing questions, I wouldn&rsquo;t have put the money in the first place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Buffett and Gates met in 1991, leading to a long-term friendship that predates the latter&rsquo;s initial interaction with Epstein. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >late sex trafficker met<\/a> with the Microsoft co-founder on numerous occasions. Their relationship ended in 2014 when the two last discussed business.<\/p>\n<p>Buffett apparently never met Epstein, telling CNBC he thanked Gates for not inviting him into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffrey-epstein-obsession-causes-maga-to-turn-on-patel-and-bongino-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... obsession causes MAGA to turn on Patel and Bongino- Washington Examiner\">disgraced financier&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s inner circle.<\/p>\n<p>Gates has tried to distance himself from Epstein since the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"167\">Justice Department<\/a> released the latest trove of files earlier this year. In February, he apologized to foundation staff for his relationship with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4471425\/bill-gates-apologizes-foundation-staff-jeffrey-epstein-relationship\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4471425\/bill-gates-apologizes-foundation-staff-jeffrey-epstein-relationship\/\">BILL GATES APOLOGIZED TO STAFF OVER EPSTEIN TIES. WHAT WAS THEIR RELATIONSHIP?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-oversight-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1524\">House oversight committee<\/a> asked Gates to partake in a transcribed interview set for May 19. Gates plans to testify before the committee, according to a spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gates welcomes the opportunity to appear before the committee,&rdquo; the spokesperson said in response to the congressional panel&rsquo;s March 3 request. &ldquo;While he never witnessed or participated in any of Epstein&rsquo;s illegal conduct, he is looking forward to answering all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-bannon-bid-to-avoid-prison-sentence-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rejects Bannon bid to avoid prison sentence - Washington Examiner\">committee&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s questions to support their important work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buffett dodges oath on Gates-Epstein ties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2585644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP24180707640190.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[19838,50410,9006,3979,76868],"class_list":["post-2585643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-buffett","tag-controversy-2","tag-epstein","tag-gates","tag-under-oath"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP24180707640190.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585643"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585647,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585643\/revisions\/2585647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2585644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}