LA mayor calls for Casey Wasserman to step down as Olympics chair over Epstein ties

Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left

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LA 2028 committee voted last week to keep WassermanEmails with Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in filesPressure built Tuesday on Casey Wasserman as head of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing team after the city’s mayor urged him to leave over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend.LA Mayor Karen Bass told CNN late Monday “my opinion is that he should step down” despite Wasserman getting support last week from the LA 2028 organizing board to stay. Continue reading...

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LA mayor calls for Casey Wasserman to step down as Olympics chair over Epstein ties
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LA mayor calls for Casey Wasserman to step down as Olympics chair over Epstein ties

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LA 2028 committee voted last week to keep WassermanEmails with Ghislaine Maxwell were revealed in filesPressure built Tuesday on Casey Wasserman as head of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing team after the city’s mayor urged him to leave over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend.LA Mayor Karen Bass told CNN late Monday “my opinion is that he should step down” despite Wasserman getting support last week from the LA 2028 organizing board to stay. Continue reading...