{"id":1771555,"date":"2022-12-11T06:30:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T11:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771555"},"modified":"2022-12-11T10:18:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T15:18:29","slug":"cowboys-jerry-jones-says-investigation-into-commanders-is-politically-biased","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cowboys-jerry-jones-says-investigation-into-commanders-is-politically-biased\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys\u2019 Jerry Jones Says Investigation Into Commanders Is \u201cPolitically Biased\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fcowboys-jerry-jones-says-investigation-into-commanders-is-politically-biased%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=1771555&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--><p class=\"speakable\">Cowboys owner Jerry Jones decided to break his silence on the investigation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/washington-commanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Commanders<\/a> franchise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Jones has rarely shied away from publicly sharing his opinion on a variety of topics related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the NFL<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, Jones claimed the newly released report from the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee was biased.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First of all, I hope our fans see how politically biased this report is. \u2026 This report doesn\u2019t even come out if the Republicans were in Congress,&#8221; Jones said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/640\/320\/Jerry-Jones2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speaks during the FIFA World Cup 2026 host city announcement at AT and T Discovery District June 16, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.\"     style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speaks during the FIFA World Cup 2026 host city announcement at AT and T Discovery District June 16, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Omar Vega\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The billionaire blamed the Commanders&#8217; former minority owners for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/jerry-jones-calling-dan-snyders-bluff-commanders-owner-may-not-sell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">potential upcoming sale of the franchise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s that stupid,&#8221; Jones added. &#8220;My point is there is biasness all the way through. There are stories behind the stories. The facts are that Mr. Snyder\u2019s minority partners really went out a long way to try and make him sell. He ended up buying them out. But a lot of this is that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Snyder bought out the minority partners several months before Congress launched its probe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/house-committee-report-alleges-commanders-dan-snyder-instilled-culture-fear-toxic-workplace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT ALLEGES COMMANDERS&#8217; DAN SNYDER INSTILLED &#8216;CULTURE OF FEAR&#8217; IN &#8216;TOXIC&#8217; WORKPLACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And a lot of the testimony I was involved firsthand,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;I was among the handful of owners that looked at all of the transcripts. That looked at all of the messages. That looked at all of the data. This attorney is trying to \u2014 is on a campaign \u2014 the woman attorney, to stop having settlements. When you have workplace settlements that\u2019s another issue. But that\u2019s a part of why this has the front that it has.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear which attorney Jones was referencing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/Jones-Snyder.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder, co-owner and co-CEO of the Washington Commanders, pose for a photo on the field during warmups before a game in Arlington, Texas, Oct. 2, 2022.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder, co-owner and co-CEO of the Washington Commanders, pose for a photo on the field during warmups before a game in Arlington, Texas, Oct. 2, 2022.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(AP Photo\/Michael Ainsworth)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jones has a well-documented close personal relationship with Snyder and has previously defended the embattled owner. Jones reportedly took on a mentorship role with Snyder during his first few seasons as the Commanders&#8217; owner.<\/p>\n<p>Jones and Snyder have been seen vacationing together with their respective families over the years. In 2010, they filmed a commercial together.<\/p>\n<p>Jones supported Synder when ESPN reported in October that the Commanders owner told an associate that he had enough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-downplays-reported-issues-with-dan-snyder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">information to &#8220;blow up&#8221; Jones<\/a>, several other NFL owners and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/commanders-asking-price-timeline-potential-sale-set-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>COMMANDERS&#8217; ASKING PRICE, TIMELINE FOR POTENTIAL SALE SET: REPORTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Oversight Committee released a 79-page report Thursday, alleging the NFL and the Washington Commanders covered up decades of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The committee said the investigation found that &#8220;sexual harassment, bullying and other toxic conduct pervaded&#8221; the Commanders&#8217; organization, &#8220;perpetuated by a culture of fear instilled&#8221; by Snyder.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/640\/320\/Daniel-Synder2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder on the field before the Dallas Cowboys defeat the Commanders 25-10 at AT and T Stadium Oct. 2, 2022, in Arlington, Texas.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n      Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder on the field before the Dallas Cowboys defeat the Commanders 25-10 at AT and T Stadium Oct. 2, 2022, in Arlington, Texas.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(John McDonnell\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Investigators also said Snyder &#8220;interfered with&#8221; the Beth Wilkinson probe and launched a &#8220;shadow&#8221; investigation into the sources of a Washington Post investigation. This was done in an attempt to block out Wilkinson\u2019s access to information that may have implicated him in misconduct, the report revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Although Jones continues to back Snyder, not all owners across the league are singing the same tune. In October, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> owner Jim Irsay said there was &#8220;merit&#8221; to remove Snyder as an owner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Commanders announced Dan Snyder and wife Tanya Snyder hired Bank of America Securities to explore a potential sale of the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>According to Forbes, the Commanders are valued at $5.6 billion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cowboys owner Jerry Jones decided to break his silence on the investigation of the Washington Commanders franchise.Jones has rarely shied away from publicly sharing his opinion on a variety of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1888872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[7614,7615,5458,7611,7604,3976,7613,3935,3819],"class_list":["post-1771555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-politically","tag-biased","tag-bongino","tag-commanders","tag-cowboys","tag-investigation","tag-jerry","tag-jones","tag-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1771555","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1771555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1771555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1888872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1771555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1771555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1771555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}