<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1655312086405,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000017f-e2f4-de00-a7ff-e7fff8030000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1655312086405,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000017f-e2f4-de00-a7ff-e7fff8030000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
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Snyder’s lawyer cited the committee’s denial of his requests for more information, as well as the need for more time to prepare and review documents in advance of the hearing, as justification for the owner’s refusal to testify.
“The Committee’s insistence on holding a hearing while refusing to accommodate my client’s reasonable requests is unfortunate in light of the stated goals of the Committee’s investigation,” the attorney wrote in a letter to Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), the committee’s chairwoman, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), who has spearheaded the investigation.
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The committee’s dismissal of Snyder’s requests was “unacceptable and inappropriate” and violated “fundamental notions of fairness and due process,” argued Snyder’s lawyer, Karen Patton Seymour.
“Given the Committee’s refusal to accommodate my request to delay the hearing and its unwillingness to recognize Mr. Snyder’s interests in a manner consistent with fundamental fairness and due process, Mr. Snyder is unable to attend the hearing that the Committee has scheduled for June 22, 2022,” the letter continued.
The House Oversight Committee originally asked Snyder to appear at a hearing on June 22 alongside National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell to provide testimony regarding the Commanders’ allegedly “hostile” workplace environment.
The House Oversight Committee opened its investigation into the Washington Commanders last October, with Maloney alleging earlier this month the team fostered a “culture of harassment and abuse.”
“The Committee has worked tirelessly to obtain critical information, including the findings of the internal investigation conducted by attorney Beth Wilkinson, only to be met with obstruction from the Commanders and the NFL at every turn,” she said. “We must have transparency and accountability, which is why we are calling on Mr. Goodell and Mr. Snyder to answer the questions they have dodged for the last seven months.”
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Snyder “remains fully willing to assist the committee in its investigation,” Seymour noted.
