{"id":1527075,"date":"2022-06-23T15:49:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T19:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1527075"},"modified":"2022-06-23T15:49:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T19:49:49","slug":"nfl-commissioner-testifies-before-house-oversight-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-commissioner-testifies-before-house-oversight-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Commissioner testifies before House oversight committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnfl-commissioner-testifies-before-house-oversight-committee%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1527075&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2722927\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2722927\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2722927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22173630231401-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testifies virtually, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, during a House Oversight Committee hearing on the Washington Commanders&#039; workplace conduct, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Team owner Dan Snyder did not attend the hearing. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2722927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testifies virtually, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, during a House Oversight Committee hearing on the Washington Commanders\u2019 workplace conduct, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Team owner Dan Snyder did not attend the hearing. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 12:26 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, June 23 2022<\/h5>\n<p>NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell appeared virtually before House lawmakers to testify about the Washington Commanders and league\u2019s handling of workplace misconduct in the organization.<\/p>\n<p>The House oversight committee heard from Goodell during a hearing Wednesday, as part of it\u2019s probe into workplace culture at the NFL team based in the nation\u2019s capital. This as the panel released a memo in which commanders owner Daniel Snyder was accused of harassing, intimidating and trying to silence individuals who had alleged sexual harassment in the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Among the allegations detailed by the panel, Snyder was suspected of sending private investigators to the homes of accusers to offer them hush money and discourage them from participating in an investigation led by attorney Beth Wilkinson. The committee said Snyder\u2019s work to interfere in the probe may have been to conceal or distract from his own role in troubling conduct. Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney said the NFL was aware of his actions but failed to stop him.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201d In April, six attorneys general condemned the NFL for its ongoing failure to address sexual harassment and gender discrimination across the league,\u201d said Goodell. \u201cThe NFL itself has launched new investigations based on evidence brought to light by the committee.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Commissioner, you believe in the First Amendment, don&#8217;t ya?&#8221; \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do.&#8221; -NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why do you ban <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stoolpresidente?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stoolpresidente<\/a> from NFL games?&#8221; -Jordan<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congressman, I&#8217;m not familiar with that issue.&#8221; -Goodell <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ynlHj8CO9o\">pic.twitter.com\/ynlHj8CO9o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1539641829536268291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Snyder declined to appear at the hearing, while a spokesperson said the hearing was \u201ca politically charged show trial.\u201d He added that Congress should not be investigating \u201can issue a football team addressed years ago.\u201d Goodell acknowledged the work place in Washington was unacceptable in numerous aspects and asserted he is devoted to ensuring a safe and professional work environment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cI have been and remain committed to ensuring that all employees of the NFL and the 32 clubs work in a professional and supportive environment that is free from discrimination, harassment or other forms of illegal or unprofessional conduct,\u201d stated Goodell.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The NFL Commissioner also told lawmakers he does not have the authority to remove Snyder as an owner, but his fellow owners could vote to do so. Maloney plans to subpoena Snyder for a deposition next week.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/trump-era-interior-secy-zinke-gives-his-take-on-inflation-gas-prices\/\">Trump-Era Interior Secy. Zinke Gives His Take On Inflation, Gas Prices<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testifies virtually, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, during a House Oversight Committee hearing on the Washington Commanders\u2019 workplace conduct, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Team owner Dan Snyder did not attend the hearing. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin) OAN NEWSROOMUPDATED 12:26 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, June 23 2022 NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell appeared virtually &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":764,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1527075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1527075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/764"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1527075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1527075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1527075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1527075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1527075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}