Overview
- Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn called for Wasserman to step down, arguing his continued role distracts from preparations for the 2028 Games.
- Newly released Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein include 2003 emails showing sexually explicit exchanges between Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell.
- The messages reference a planned massage and a request to see Maxwell in a tight leather outfit, according to the documents posted online by the DOJ.
- Wasserman said he deeply regrets the correspondence, asserted he had no ties to Epstein, and noted a 2002 humanitarian trip on Epstein’s plane with a Clinton Foundation delegation.
- Wasserman and other LA28 leaders were reported to be in Italy for meetings ahead of the Winter Olympics, and he has not been accused of wrongdoing.