James Comer, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, called the hours-long interview “a very productive deposition.

“President Clinton answered every question, or attempted to answer every question,” he said, adding that video of his testimony and a full transcript would be released in the coming days.

He also called the Clintons’ depositions “historic” and said they are the two highest-ranking officials to ever be deposed by Congress.

President Gerald Ford voluntarily appeared, external before a congressional committee in 1974 to explain his pardon of former President Richard Nixon.

“This is a serious investigation,” Comer said. “We will continue to try and get the truth to the American people and justice to the victims.”

Among the topics that arose during Bill Clinton’s testimony was President Donald Trump’s relationship with Epstein.

House Democrats said his testimony brought up “additional information” about Trump that warranted renewed calls to bring the current president in for questioning.

Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said Clinton brought up “additional information about some discussions with President Trump”.

Garcia, like other Democrats, repeated his demand for Trump to testify before the committee.

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

According to congressional records, external, six sitting and former presidents had testified before congressional committees. Clinton is now the seventh.

Comer told reporters that during the deposition, Clinton was asked whether Trump should be called before the committee to testify.

Comer said Clinton replied: “That’s for you to decide”.

He said the former president went on to say that he has no knowledge of Trump’s involvement in Epstein’s crimes. Comer added that any new information Clinton provided did not change his belief that Trump has been cleared of wrongdoing.

“He’s been exonerated for a long time,” he said.

Trump, meanwhile, spoke out about Clinton’s deposition on Friday, telling reporters: “I don’t like seeing him deposed”.