Los Angeles mayor calls for 2028 Olympics chairman to step down over Epstein files

Bass told CNN it was "unfortunate" the LA28 organizers were supporting Wasserman after revelations he exchanged flirtatious emails with Jeffrey Epstein's girlfriend and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell two decades ago. Other Los Angeles city officials called for Wasserman to stand down earlier this month, but the mayor initially declined to take a position on the accusations, saying it was up to the board of the LA28 Olympics to decide whether to keep him. But on Monday Bass said: "My opinion is that he should step down.