Overview
- The Justice Department's latest Epstein files disclosed 2003 emails in which Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell exchanged flirtatious messages, including references to a “tight leather outfit” and massages.
- L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn and City Councilmembers Hugo Soto‑Martínez and Monica Rodriguez joined state Sen. Lena Gonzalez and other officials, including Lindsey Horvath and Imelda Padilla, in urging him to step down.
- Wasserman said he "deeply regrets" the correspondence, denied any personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, and cited a 2002 humanitarian trip that used Epstein's plane.
- No change in his role has been announced as he attends Olympic‑related meetings in Italy.
- Maxwell is serving a 20‑year sentence after her 2021 conviction, and the DOJ release comprised more than three million pages under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.