Washington D.C. attorney general Karl Racine announced that his office is filing a consumer protection lawsuit, a civil lawsuit, against Dan Snyder, the Washington Commanders, the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell.
Racine noted that he and his office have interviewed numerous people, from former team employees, and reviewed thousands of documents, including team emails as a part of his office’s investigation into the Commanders.
Racine noted that Snyder knew of the team’s toxic workplace culture and actively participated in that culture. He said the NFL and Goodell colluded to cover up the allegations of workplace misconduct.
Here are some of the other things Racine said at his press conference, courtesy of the reporters who were in attendance.
D.C. AG Karl Racine: "In fact, the evidence shows Mr. Snyder was not only aware of the toxic culture within in his organization, he encouraged it and participated in it."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 10, 2022
Racine: "Mr. Snyder dictated everything, from which photos of cheerleaders were used in an annual swimsuit calendar, to how revealing the uniforms would be."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 10, 2022
Racine: Snyder "blamed repeatedly the victims."
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) November 10, 2022
Big one here.
Racine said the team, Snyder, the NFL and Goodell misled the public about how the team would address the allegations.
"They did all of this to hide the truth, protect their images and let the profits continue to roll."
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) November 10, 2022
🚨D.C. AG Karl Racine dropping the hammer🚨
"For years, the team and its owner have caused very real harm and lied about it and continued to rake in profits. So far, they seem to have gotten away with it. That stops today."
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) November 10, 2022
Racine reiterates while closing his press conference.
"No one is above the law"
Mic drop.
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) November 10, 2022
Important nugget here.
Racine said his office will issue subpoenas in this case.
"The depositions, will not occur on a yacht, but in a conference room in the District of Columbia."
— Scott Abraham (@Scott7news) November 10, 2022