Microsoft founder Bill Gates is testifying at the House on his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Gates sought to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein in one of the most high-profile interviews before a House panel investigating the disgraced financier.

Bill Gates was scheduled ⁠to ⁠appear before Congress on Wednesday as it ⁠investigates the Justice Department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, highlighting the billionaire's ​contacts with the convicted sex offender who ensnared women and girls from poor or unstable backgrounds.

Billionaire Bill Gates told members of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that he had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and that Epstein attempted to use information about his personal life — including that he had been unfaithful in his marriage — to pressure Gates,

Bill Gates was set to appear before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify

Bill Gates has previously said he had several dinners with Jeffrey Epstein, believing he was fundraising for global health causes.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday before testifying for members of the House Oversight Committee about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.

In a prepared statement to the House Oversight Committee, Bill Gates expressed regret for his association with Jeffrey Epstein.