2028 Summer Olympics Are Standing By Casey Wasserman

by Chris Rosvoglou

Feb 12, 2026

Casey Wasserman, the chairman of the 2028 Olympics.

Although we're a long way out from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, there's been a lot of drama surrounding the organizing committee for the Summer Games.

Casey Wasserman, the chairman of the organizing committee, appeared in the released government files on Jeffrey Epstein. He wasn't accused of any wrongdoing in connection, but he was caught in email exchanges with Ghislaine Maxwell, who was charged for child sex trafficking.

Some people assumed Wasserman would be immediately dropped from the LA28 organizing committee after being tied to Epstein. Well, it turns out that won't be the case.

The Executive Committee of the Board announced this week that Wasserman will retain his role as the chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee.

"We found Mr. Wasserman’s relationship with Epstein and Maxwell did not go beyond what has already been publicly documented," the board said, via the Los Angeles Times. "Twenty-three years ago, before Mr. Wasserman or the public knew of Epstein and Maxwell’s deplorable crimes, Mr. Wasserman and his then-wife flew on a humanitarian mission to Africa on Epstein’s plane at the invitation of the Clinton Foundation. This was his single interaction with Epstein. Shortly after, he traded the publicly-known emails with Maxwell. The Executive Committee of the Board has determined that based on these facts, as well as the strong leadership he has exhibited over the past ten years, Mr. Wasserman should continue to lead LA28 and deliver a safe and successful Games."

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt presents Keys to the City to LA28 officials Casey Wasserman and Reynold Hoover during the media conference celebrating the 1000-day countdown to LA28 at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.
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Was it the right decision?

For what it's worth, city council member Monica Rodriguez ripped the executive committee's decision to retain Wasserman.

“The people of Los Angeles deserve leadership that understands the gravity of these revelations,” Rodriguez said in a statement. “At a moment when public trust is already shaken, doubling down with defensiveness only deepens the concern Angelenos have about accountability at LA28.”

Only time will tell if additional backlash leads to Wasserman's exit.