Buffett Ends Contact with Gates After Epstein Files Release

Warren Buffett, the 95-year-old chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, disclosed in a recent interview that he has not spoken to longtime friend and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates since the U.S. Department of Justice released millions of pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein in late 2025. The billionaire investor cited concerns about potential involvement in ongoing investigations as the reason for the distance, telling CNBC he does not want to position himself where he could be called as a witness.

Buffett made the comments during an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Tuesday, marking his first public remarks on the matter. "I haven't talked to him at all since the whole thing was unveiled," Buffett said. "I don't want to be in a position where I know things... I could get called as a witness." He added that he prefers to avoid being under oath and believes it does not make sense to talk much until the issues are resolved, despite their decades-long friendship.

The files, which include emails, photographs, and other records from the investigation into Epstein, the financier who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, have renewed...