No. Gates didn’t get himself out of that mess. He was about to have his tool crushed in a vice. Then GWB was elected and promptly ordered the .gov to settle it.It's a big bag of money and dc wants a large share. I remember when dc went after Microsoft years ago until Bill Gates learned how the big game is played. You share the wealth with the dc machine or they make things rough for you. The deep state is no different than street thugs running a protection racket.
Always follow the money