Posted on 06/21/2022 1:23:50 AM PDT by Libloather
The U.S. House of Representative's Oversight Committee, one of Congress' top investigative arms, recently requested that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Commanders owner Daniel Snyder testify at a hearing Wednesday regarding workplace misconduct inside the Washington franchise. One of them has officially declined the invitation, with Axios reporting last week that Snyder will not attend the hearing over concerns he and his lawyers have over "due process."
The Washington Post then reported that Goodell has accepted the invitation to testify, although he will appear remotely.
On Friday, the committee's chairwoman, Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), wrote a letter trying to get Snyder to reconsider his decision not to testify at the hearing. Snyder's attorney, Karen Patton Seymour, responded with a letter Monday reiterating his decision not to testify -- which promoted the following statement from a House Oversight Committee spokesperson (per The Post).
"His refusal to testify sends an unmistakable signal that Mr. Snyder has something to hide and is afraid of coming clean to the American public and addressing major worker protection concerns facing the NFL."
**SNIP**
Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, the attorneys representing more than 40 former Commanders employees alleging a longtime pattern of harassment and sexual misconduct inside the organization, have since called for the Oversight Committee to "issue a subpoena to compel Mr. Snyder to appear," per the Post, in order to teach the billionaire that "he is not above the law."
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Will they send in the Army to arrest him?
He’s a horrible owner, but you’d have to be a total idiot to testify to the same group of people that want to get you fired.
I wonder if they’ll arrest him at the airport?
Lordy the Congress is full of itself
As if this is even on the radar of the "American public" in terms of "concerns". I am sure the single mother making $40K a year who has to pay $5.50/gal for gas in order to get to work is really losing sleep over what is happening behind the scenes in the Washington Redskins (yes, Redskins) organization.
Just another 'shiny object' to distract from massive inflation, empty shelves, high crime, a wide open border, and a plummeting stock market.
On our list of worries....this doesn’t even rate in the top 1-million topics. Just another reason why the House should only be in session 150 days each year and limit their work-load.
Smart guy.
Is Congress going to investigate every claim of “workplace misconduct”? That’s their job now?
Another example of a weaponized political culture.
I’m really glad they have the time to focus on such important issues as this. Must mean everything else is under control, right? lol
Why in the F is Congress involved in investigating a football team???
Can Congress show us in any more of a powerful way how F’ing useless they are?
They are the "Savage, Apelike, Ignorant, Warlike and Sadistic Unkempt Natives of America".
Due process, innocent until proven guilty...
Clearly outdated white male ideas...
That’s hard to fit on a jersey...
Call them the Saiwsuns for short. And where in hell did Congress get the legitimate, constitutional authority to “investigate” a football team?
That big W on their helmets stands for ‘WOKES’, not commanders.
His refusal to testify is within his unalienable rights as a citizen of this country, so stuff it commies.
Look at Congress. Do you think they have the slightest clue about how to fix any problems facing America?
Given how corrupt and incompetent our federal legislators are, it is probably a good thing that they are wasting their time investigating a football team.
Washington Commies
How about releasing all the information about Congressional payouts from their taxpayer-funded sex assault secrecy payoff slush fund? That’s related to misconduct.
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