Overview
- The Justice Department’s latest Epstein files release disclosed 2003 emails in which Wasserman told Ghislaine Maxwell he wanted to see her in a “tight leather outfit,” and she offered a massage to “drive a man wild.”
- County Supervisor Janice Hahn, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, city councilmembers Hugo Soto‑Martínez, Monica Rodriguez, Imelda Padilla, Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman, and Controller Kenneth Mejia, plus State Sen. Lena Gonzalez, publicly urged him to step down.
- Wasserman apologized for the correspondence, denied any personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, noted a 2002 Clinton Foundation trip on Epstein’s plane, and has not been accused of a crime.
- In Milan for Winter Olympics meetings, Wasserman and LA28 declined additional comment, and IOC President Kirsty Coventry said the committee’s leadership is for LA28 to determine.
- Officials flagged reputational and governance concerns for the 2028 Games, including the unfinished human‑rights plan and potential fallout for sponsors and city oversight.