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The Committee on Oversight and Reform earlier this month asked
Snyder and National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell
to appear for the hearing as part of its investigation into
allegations regarding a hostile workplace culture at the
Commanders.
"Mr. Snyder's refusal to testify sends a clear signal that he is
more concerned about protecting himself than coming clean to the
American public," said U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney, the
chairwoman of the committee.
"If the NFL is unwilling to hold Mr. Snyder accountable, then I
am prepared to do so," Maloney said in the hearing on Wednesday.
The hearing aimed to "examine the NFL’s handling of allegations
of workplace misconduct, the NFL’s role in setting and enforcing
standards across the League," the panel said in a statement.
Goodell testified at the hearing virtually.
Last year, the NFL fined the team $10 million after an
independent counsel review found the workplace demonstrated "a
general lack of respect" toward women.
In announcing the fine, the NFL said: "Bullying and intimidation
frequently took place and many described the culture as one of
fear, and numerous female employees reported having experienced
sexual harassment."
Last week, Snyder's attorney, Karen Patton Seymour, outlined
several reasons why he would not attend the hearing in a letter
to the chairs of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and
Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, including that
Snyder would be out of the country on "long-standing" team
business.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Bill
Berkrot)
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