In October, she misplaced her duchess title when her ex-husband relinquished his Duke of York title over his hyperlinks with Epstein.
New particulars emerged about Ferguson’s friendship with Epstein within the enormous dump of recordsdata this 12 months.
The emails recommend she contacted him whereas he was in jail for soliciting prostitution from a minor – and that she took her daughters alongside for lunch with him in Miami, days after his launch from jail.
Last weekend, the BBC revealed there have been mounting requires Ferguson to present proof regarding her hyperlinks to Epstein.
US lawmakers have repeatedly – and unsuccessfully – known as for her former husband to reply questions on his hyperlinks to the late American financier and intercourse offender. Now Ferguson is being urged to do the identical.
On Thursday, Congressman Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the House Oversight Committee investigating the dealing with of Epstein’s prosecution, wrote to Ferguson to request she undergo questioning by the committee.
“It is clear that you possessed social and business ties to Mr Epstein and have knowledge of information that can assist our investigation,” he stated within the letter.
There is not any authorized mechanism to compel Ferguson to testify within the US.
When requested for a response on the calls from US politicians, Ferguson’s representatives declined to remark.
