The NFL was complicit in the Commanders’ cover-up of sexual misconduct claims, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform alleged in a 79-page report.
released Thursday alleged Dan Snyder, the billionaire owner of the NFL’s Washington Commanders, oversaw a campaign of intimidation to prevent the release of information detailed sexual misconduct allegedly committed by Snyder and other male team executives against female employees—and the NFL helped Snyder in his effort to preserve his image amid the scandal.
But lawmakers say the league’s initial probe was far from independent, with Snyder allegedly intimidating witnesses throughout the NFL investigation by offering “hush money” to multiple former female employees and sending private investigators to the residences of other employees.The committee said the league declined to act when presented with evidence of such interference.
Former team employees told lawmakers “Snyder endorsed a toxic culture at the Commanders in which sexual misconduct, exploitation of women, bullying of men, and other inappropriate behavior was commonplace, and that he was a hands-on owner who had a role in nearly every organizational decision,” according to the report.
The panel also alleged Snyder offered “misleading” testimony to Congress, answering more than 100 times he did not remember what occurred during his July deposition behind closed doors.
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