Bill Gates has been asked to appear before the House Oversight Committee over his links to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The request on Tuesday from committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) follows the billionaire's apology to staff at his philanthropic trust for dragging them into the scandal surrounding Epstein. In a letter to Gates, Comer said he believes the tech pioneer has “information that will assist” in the committee's investigation, and asked him to appear on May 19. Gates admitted to