Former US president Bill Clinton on Friday denied any wrongdoing in closed-door testimony before a congressional panel investigating his past associations with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Clinton, whose name appears in files related to Epstein, has maintained that he severed ties well before Epstein’s 2008 conviction for sex offenses. In an opening statement shared on social media, he said: “I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong.”

The House committee probing the matter is chaired by Republican lawmaker James Comer, who described the deposition as “very productive,” noting that Clinton answered or attempted to answer every question. Another Republican member, Nancy Mace, alleged there were inconsistencies in Clinton’s testimony but did not provide specifics.

Democrats on the panel have called for former President Donald Trump to also testify, citing his documented associations with Epstein. Representative Suhas Subramanyam argued that lawmakers were “talking to the wrong president,” while adding that Clinton had not evaded questions.

In his statement, Clinton did not mention Trump by name but said, “No person is above the law, even presidents, especially presidents.” Trump, for his part, told reporters he liked Clinton and did not enjoy seeing him deposed.

Clinton follows his wife, Hillary Clinton, who testified a day earlier and called for Trump to appear before the panel under oath. She said she had never known Epstein or visited his properties.

Epstein, convicted in 2008 for soliciting sex from minors, died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide. Clinton has acknowledged flying on Epstein’s private jet multiple times in the early 2000s for charitable work linked to the Clinton Foundation, but said he never visited Epstein’s private Caribbean island and would have “turned him in” had he known of any criminal conduct.

The depositions, held in Chappaqua, New York, are part of a broader political battle over accountability, transparency, and the scope of the congressional investigation.