A deposition is 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.

In this case, the House Oversight Committee - a small and powerful group of US lawmakers, is administering and supervising.

In today's session, there will be alternating one-hour rounds of questions. The Republicans started, because they have the majority in the committee. Then the Democrats take their turn. And it alternates until the session wraps up.

We're not sure how long today's deposition will last, but one committee member indicated it could go on until 18:00 (23:00 GMT) or later.

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Garcia says Bill Clinton "did bring up some additional information about some discussions with President Trump".

He pushes back on earlier comments from James Comer, the Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee, who said Clinton testified that he has no knowledge of Trump being involved in Epstein's crimes.

Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.

"I don't think it's a complete, accurate description of what actually was said. So let's release the full transcript," Garcia says.

He ends the briefing by repeating his demand for Trump to testify before the committee.

Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat Representative from Virginia, says Bill Clinton has not pleaded the fifth - invoking the Fifth Amendment right for protection against self-incrimination - and has answered their questions at length.

His comments are echoed by Wesley Bell of Missouri who says they are trying to get to the bottom of what happened to hold people accountable.

He says there is a difference between posting things on Truth Social or X, and answering questions under oath.

Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, reiterates Hillary Clinton's point that he does not know why the committee spent so long questioning her.

He also urges for full, unedited videos of both depositions to be released.

"We now have a new precedent in this country that presidents and former presidents can testify before this committee," Garcia adds.

Florida Democrat Maxwell Frost tells reporters that after Bill Clinton's deposition, the panel has new questions for Trump.

He also calls for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Attorney General Pam Bondi to come forward and answer their questions.

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We're hearing from James Comer, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, who has left Bill Clinton's deposition to give an update to reporters.

He says both Democrat and Republican lawmakers have each had an hour of questioning.

Comer also tried to put to rest what he called "curiosity" about President Trump.

During the deposition, he says former President Clinton was asked whether Trump should be called before the committee to testify.

He says Clinton told the committee: "That's for you to decide."

Comer says Clinton went on to say that he has no knowledge of Trump's involvement in Epstein's crimes.

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US reporter

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Bill Clinton is appearing before US lawmakers today to answer questions about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Clinton's links to Epstein have been well-known for years, with the former president stating it was his charity work after leaving the White House that brought them together.

Images and emails released by the Department of Justice provide clues about the extent of the relationship, and reveal the work going on behind the scenes by Maxwell to nurture the connection between the two men.

The files do not implicate Clinton in any wrongdoing; he has not been accused of misconduct by Epstein's victims who have come forward so far, and there is no proof he knew of his crimes. Clinton's spokesperson has said the photos are decades old and Clinton had stopped associating with Epstein before his crimes came to light.

While there are no direct messages between Clinton and Epstein in emails reviewed by the BBC, the two men are the subject of much correspondence between Ghislaine Maxwell and Clinton's top aide, Doug Band.

Maxwell's emails with Band between 2002 and 2004 reveal a cosy relationship, rife with flattery and sexual innuendo. He called her his "social matchmaker" and "lover"; she complimented his social and physical prowess.

Their extensive communications help explain the former president's proximity to Epstein and how keen the people working on behalf of both men were to maintain that connection. There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by Band.

Read more: How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epstein's orbit

Nada Tawfik
Reporting from Chappaqua, New York

We’re nearly two hours into former President Bill Clinton’s testimony.

There are a few extra news crews here, but the rhythm of the day is pretty similar to yesterday. We heard from both Republicans and Democrats before the deposition started on their respective talking points and will hear from them throughout the day.

Then we got a copy of Clinton’s opening statement, just as we did with Hillary Clinton yesterday. Towards the end of his comments, he warned the committee that he would use the phrase “I don’t recall” often and acknowledged that might be unsatisfying.

Despite that, we just heard from the Republican Representative from Florida, Anna Paulina Luna who seemed pretty satisfied so far.

She believes Clinton is being transparent and cooperative. She also said that she would be calling on the oversight committee to subpoena the women listed on Epstein’s non prosecution agreement.

Anyone who has been following the Epstein case and Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal conviction knows they have valuable information, perhaps much more than some of the powerful men that associated with the convicted sex offender, but didn’t know about his crimes.

We are in the early hours of this deposition, when it ends, we will see if Bill Clinton approaches the cameras to speak as Hillary Clinton did, or if he’ll pass on the opportunity.

We've just been hearing remarks from US President Donald Trump about Bill Clinton's deposition to the House Oversight Committee.

“I don’t like seeing him deposed," Trump says. "But they certainly went after me more than that.”

Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna has just given an update on how Bill Clinton's deposition is going so far.

She says the former president is being cooperative and the committee is getting a "clearer picture".

She adds that she won't provide further details as the deposition is still ongoing.

Bill Clinton to face longer and more tense questioningpublished at 17:22 GMT

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Nada Tawfik
Reporting from Chappaqua, New York

The political temperature is really heating up on day two of these depositions.

Before the start, we heard from both Republicans and Democrats on the committee and their description of the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s demeanour and credibility couldn’t have been more different.

Republican representative Nancy Mace claimed Clinton was unhinged at one point in the deposition.

But Democrats, in disbelief, said that was beyond a mischaracterisation.

The public will be able to decide for themselves when the video is eventually made public.

Today’s deposition is expected to be far more tense and to last a lot longer.

Unlike his wife, former President Bill Clinton has several documented trips and interactions with Epstein when he was trying to set up his charitable work post presidency.

It was before Epstein was under federal investigation for sex trafficking and Clinton says he regrets his association with him and never knew of his crimes at the time.

Democrats say they will ask Clinton hard questions, but that the wrong president is giving evidence today.

In the last page of Clinton's statement, he says he is only there because Jeffrey Epstein hid his crimes from everyone "so well for so long".

"I saw nothing, I did nothing wrong," Clinton says.

"You’ll often hear me say that I don’t recall. That might be unsatisfying. But I’m not going to say something I’m not sure of. This was all a long time ago. And I am bound by my oath not to speculate, or to guess," Clinton says.

"It doesn’t help you for me to play detective 24 years later."

He finishes his statement by saying: "Since I am under oath, I will not falsely state that I am looking forward to your questions. But I am ready to answer them to the best of my abilities."

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More now from Bill Clinton's opening statement to the committee.

"Before we start, I have to get personal," he says.

"You made Hillary come in. She had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Nothing. She has no memory of even meeting him."

He adds that "as someone who grew up in a home with domestic abuse", he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".

"I would have turned him in myself," Clinton says.

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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.