{"id":29370,"date":"2022-07-29T16:35:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T16:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/commanders-owner-daniel-snyder-tested-before-congress-for-more-than-10-hours\/"},"modified":"2022-07-29T16:35:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T16:35:49","slug":"commanders-owner-daniel-snyder-tested-before-congress-for-more-than-10-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/commanders-owner-daniel-snyder-tested-before-congress-for-more-than-10-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders owner Daniel Snyder tested before Congress for more than 10 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder finally tested before Congress on Thursday after evading requests and subpoenas for more than a month.<\/p>\n<p>Snyder spoke before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for more than 10 hours virtually over Zoom, according to a committee spokesperson, where he answered questions regarding the committee&#8217;s investigation into workplace misconduct within the Commanders&#8217; organization.  Snyder&#8217;s deposition was scheduled to begin at 8 am ET and didn&#8217;t end until 6:30 pm ET.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-pull-quote-wrapper caas-img caas-lazy\" data-src=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"caas-blockquote\">\n<p>\u201cWashington Commanders co-owner Dan Snyder today voluntarily testified under oath for nearly 11 hours, on top of the previous cooperation provided to the committee,\u201d a spokesperson for Snyder said in a statement, per NBC Chicago.  \u201cMr.  Snyder fully addressed all questions about workplace misconduct, described the Commanders&#8217; dramatic two-year transformation and expressed hope for the organization&#8217;s bright future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>This testimony came after weeks of back-and-forth posturing between Congress and Snyder&#8217;s legal team.<\/p>\n<p>The committee originally summoned Snyder and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to voluntarily speak at a hearing on June 22. Goodell agreed to the hearing and later testified \u2013 albeit virtually as well \u2013 while Snyder declined, citing previous scheduling conflicts.  The committee said it would issue a subpoena to compel Snyder to testify when he didn&#8217;t show for the June 22 hearing, but Snyder&#8217;s attorney said he would only talk if Congress pulled the subpoena.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>[<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Snyder and the Commanders have been subject to a congressional investigation since this past October following the NFL&#8217;s internal probe. into of a hostile workplace environment within Snyder&#8217;s organization.  Reports of sexual misconduct were also among the in the initial bombshell story from the Washington Post in 2020 that shed light on the situation in Washington.  The NFL&#8217;s own investigation ended with a $10 million fine and Snyder giving up day-to-day control of the team to his wife.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"link caas-button collapse-button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;slk:Story continues\">Story continues<\/button><\/p>\n<p>Snyder is also facing his own paid $1.6 million where he reportedly to settle a sexual misconduct claim against him in 2009.<\/p>\n<h2>What did Snyder tell Congress?<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike Goodell&#8217;s public testimony, Snyder spoke privately behind closed doors and his answers weren&#8217;t immediately released.  While the hearing was not recorded, the committee can release a transcript with Snyder&#8217;s testimony.<\/p>\n<p>While the exact information discussed hasn&#8217;t been disclosed yet, Snyder&#8217;s testimony was reportedly &#8220;intense&#8221; at times, a source told Front Office Sports&#8217; AJ Perez.  Snyder also reportedly &#8220;didn&#8217;t decline to answer any of the committee&#8217;s questions and the length of the proceedings were not related to interruptions by Snyder&#8217;s attorney,&#8221; per Perez&#8217;s source.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear what the committee&#8217;s next step will be in their investigation into Snyder and the Commanders following Snyder&#8217;s testimony.  But, at the very least, they finally spoke with the person at the center of it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 631px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><noscript><img alt=\"Daniel Snyder spoke to Congress for almost 11 hours in his deposition.  (Photo by Toni L. Sandys\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hEC6rghiYRWr1Id9T0sTxA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzMQ--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2022-07\/24c3fc10-0f44-11ed-a7bd-b97d70afc0f3\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Daniel Snyder spoke to Congress for almost 11 hours in his deposition.  (Photo by Toni L. Sandys\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder finally tested before Congress on Thursday after evading requests and subpoenas for more than a month. Snyder spoke before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for more than 10 hours virtually over Zoom, according to a committee spokesperson, where he answered questions regarding the committee&#8217;s investigation into workplace misconduct &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/commanders-owner-daniel-snyder-tested-before-congress-for-more-than-10-hours\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Commanders owner Daniel Snyder tested before Congress for more than 10 hours<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28092,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/washington-commanders-owner-dan-snyder-will-testify-voluntarily-before-congress\/","url_meta":{"origin":29370,"position":0},"title":"Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder will testify voluntarily before Congress","date":"July 28, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder will testify voluntarily via Zoom before Congress Thursday morning, according to a House Oversight committee spokesperson.Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (DN.Y.) had wanted Snyder to testify under a subpoena as part of their investigation into the franchise's workplace culture, but Snyder wanted to do\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":13470,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/washington-commanders-owner-dan-snyder-wont-testify-under-subpoena\/","url_meta":{"origin":29370,"position":1},"title":"Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder won&#8217;t testify under subpoena","date":"July 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder's attorney rejected the House Oversight committee's reasoning for wanting him to testify under a subpoena later this month, reiterating that he would do so voluntarily.In a letter, attorney Karen Patton Seymour called the committee's concerns that her client would withhold information if not testing under\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7625,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/commanders-daniel-snyder-offers-testimony-before-congress-report\/","url_meta":{"origin":29370,"position":2},"title":"Commanders&#8217; Daniel Snyder offers testimony before Congress: Report","date":"July 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Roughly two weeks after the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform announced plans to issue a subpoena, Daniel Snyder has offered to testify before Congress.Per ESPN, the Washington Commanders owner sent a letter to the committee via his attorney Karen Patton Seymour on Thursday offering dates in July to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28697,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/daniel-snyders-testimony-lasts-nearly-11-hours\/","url_meta":{"origin":29370,"position":3},"title":"Daniel Snyder&#8217;s testimony lasts nearly 11 hours","date":"July 29, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Getty Images It was a long day for Daniel Snyder.The Commanders owner tested before staff members of the House Oversight Committee for nearly 11 hours, according to AJ Perez of FrontOfficeSports.com.A Commanders spokesperson provided a predictably self-serving comment to Perez.\u201cMr. Snyder fully addressed all questions about workplace\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Washington Football Team Announces Name Change to Washington Commanders","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1368208407-e1648682610732.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ApDufH2D9y.Bjty4ErpWPQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03ODk-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2022-07\/24c3fc10-0f44-11ed-a7bd-b97d70afc0f3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29370"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}