We've just received Bill Clinton's opening statement to the House Oversight Committee.

In it, he says he "had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing".

"I know what I did, and more importantly, what I didn't do. I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong," he adds.

We'll bring you more from his statement shortly.

Both Republican and Democrat members of the US House Oversight Committee just spoke to the media outside the New York venue, where Bill Clinton is now answering questions from lawmakers.

While we await an update on the hearing, here's what we've heard so far:

• Hailing today as a "historical day" for Congress, the Republican chair of the committee James Comer said it was going to "seek the truth"
• He said he hopes to make videos of both Hillary and Bill Clinton's depositions available publicly shortly

• Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said a "new precedent" had been set in calling a former president in to testify. He also called for Trump, who has denied wrongdoing, to testify next
• Garcia also disputed allegations made during the news conference by Republican Nancy Mace, who said Hillary Clinton was "unhinged" and "screaming" while giving her testimony on Thursday. He called yesterday's proceedings "a disgrace"

Former US President Bill Clinton is now testifying to US lawmakers about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

The questioning is taking place behind closed doors, but we'll bring you any updates we get here throughout the day.

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Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, ends his remarks by calling yesterday's proceedings with Hillary Clinton "a disgrace".

He also says that Republicans characterising her testimony as "screaming" was not what he saw, and that when video from the deposition is released, the public will see the kind of questions she was asked for themselves.

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We're now hearing from Representative Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat, who says they will ask former President Bill Clinton "the hard questions".

He adds that they are "talking to the wrong president today" and calls for Trump, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, to testify.

Trump is "the one who is blocking our investigation", he says.

"President Trump is the one who wants this to go away, but it will not go away," he says.

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Next to speak is Democrat Maxwell Frost.

"We're here to conduct a serious investigation", he says, adding a demand that Republicans "don't waste our time", by asking Bill Clinton questions about UFOs.

Frost adds that the Democrats are "also calling out the hypocrisy of our Republican colleagues", who he accuses of not calling in fellow Republicans to testify before the committee.

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Garcia says Republicans have set a new precedent by bringing in a former president to testify.

He says the committee wants US President Donald Trump to come in and do the same.

Garcia says "it's time" for Trump to answer questions about "why files are missing" from the US Department of Justice's release of documents related to its investigation into Epstein.

Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in relation to the Epstein case. The justice department has said nothing has been deleted from the files, and that documents were withheld only if they were "duplicates, privileged, or part of an ongoing federal investigation".

Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, is now speaking. He says that US lawmakers want to talk to anyone, whether they are a Republican or Democrat, with information on Jeffrey Epstein.

He says they don't want a "sideshow" and questions about UFOs and conspiracy theories to be asked, which is what happened during Hillary Clinton's deposition yesterday.

Comer says that the committee hopes to release video footage of Hillary Clinton's testimony yesterday to the public.

"Hopefully we get that video out today, or later tomorrow," he says, adding that "everyone will see what was asked yesterday".

He says throughout today, they will try and send members out to give updates from Bill Clinton's testimony.

And with that, the Republicans' press briefing ends.

Comer says they know that Bill Clinton flew on Epstein's plane at least 27 times, and that Epstein visited the White House at least 17 times during Clinton's presidency.

Clinton has admitted that he had flown on Epstein's planes, and has maintained that he knew nothing about his crimes.

Comer says it's very difficult to get people in to these depositions.

He says it took seven months "to get the Clintons in here, but we've got them in here and we look forward to asking lots of questions that I think any curious media outlet in America would have".

He says that about a dozen times yesterday, Hillary Clinton deferred questions to her husband Bill.

Comer tells reporters the US House Oversight Committee has brought some of "the most powerful people in the world" in for questioning.

The committee is "committed to getting answers, we're committed to transparency", he adds.

"We're going to continue to seek the truth," he says.

Comer is speaking now.

He starts off by saying it's a historical day for the US Congress. He says they have listened to people all across America, who have "kept up with the whole Epstein investigation" and are "outraged".

We're about to hear from the Republican chair of the US House Oversight Committee, James Comer, outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in New York, where Bill Clinton will be testifying today.

You can watch live at the top of the page, and we'll be bringing you all the key lines here.

A deposition is basically just a legal term used in US proceedings where one party is gathering information from a source. It is a witness or party's sworn testimony, given under oath.

Oral depositions, which the Clintons are undergoing this week, do not involve a court.

In this case, the House Oversight Committee - a small and powerful group of US lawmakers, is administering and supervising. All parties are allowed to ask the witness questions.

In today's session, there will be alternating one-hour rounds of questions. The Republicans will start, because they have the majority in the committee. Then the Democrats will take their turn.

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Hillary Clinton testified before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday.

• The hearing was closed to press, but lawmakers came out to give updates throughout the day
• Clinton denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes, and said she never met the late sex offender
• There was an abrupt pause to her testimony after a photo of Clinton was leaked from inside the closed hearing
• Speaking to press after the hearing, Clinton said lawmakers asked her about UFOs and the conspiracy theory known as Pizzagate
• Clinton said the hearing was very repetitive and that the committee has missed its chance for her to testify publicly, which she had requested to do

• Republican lawmakers said she frequently deferred questions to her husband, Bill Clinton

You can read more about yesterday's hearing here.

Grace Eliza Goodwin
US reporter

Today, former US President Bill Clinton will testify before the House Oversight Committee about his connection to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The session is behind closed doors, but we expect to hear from US lawmakers throughout the day. The Republican chair of the committee will speak to media at 10:30 local time (15.30 GMT).

Bill Clinton appeared a number of times in the Epstein files which were released by the justice department, including in photos taken in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Appearing in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing, and Clinton has denied any knowledge of, or involvement in, Epstein's crimes.

Hillary Clinton testified to the same committee on Thursday. She denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes and said she had never met the man.