New Delhi, June 24 -- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, earlier this month, told the House Oversight Committee that after he tried to end his relationship with the late, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the latter tried to use compromising information regarding Gates' extramarital affairs.

According to a transcript of the closed-door session released Tuesday (local time), Epstein used this information to force his way back into Gates' life but never threatened him explicitly, ABC News reported.

On 10 June, Gates appeared before the panel as it continues with its ongoing probe into US President Donald Trump's administration's handling of its investigations into Epstein.

According to the transcript, the Microsoft co-founder reveale...