Bill Gates disclosed details of multiple extramarital affairs during a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee as part of a wider investigation connected to Jeffrey Epstein, according to a transcript released on Tuesday. During the June 10 testimony, the Microsoft co-founder identified two Russian women he had relationships with, naming bridge player Mila Antonova and nuclear physicist Karima Nigmatulina, and acknowledged a third affair involving another female scientist. Gates denied any sexual misconduct but admitted it was "possible" that he once confided in a mutual friend about concerns that he may have contracted a sexually transmitted disease from one of the women. He suggested Epstein may have considered using knowledge of his affairs as leverage, and revealed he had a relationship with Dr Alice Jacobs Nesselrodt before first meeting Epstein in 2011. Gates maintained that Epstein never successfully blackmailed him, but acknowledged "it looks like Mr Epstein's brainstorming was going in that direction." He strongly denied allegations that he contracted an STD after sleeping with "Russian girls" and sought antibiotics for his then-wife, stating "I never had an STD." Gates met with Epstein approximately "like 12 to 14 times."