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The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the owner of the Washington Football Team tried to prevent a woman from speaking with an attorney about her allegations of sexual harassment.
The Post reported that the accusation was learned of shortly after she began her investigation. According to the Post, the former team employee's attorneys worked to prevent the interview from happening.
According to the Post, the team had reached a settlement with a woman who had threatened to file a lawsuit. The woman said she was sexually harassed on the plane. The agreement did not say anything about the allegations or the team's wrongdoing.
The Post reported Tuesday that the woman's attorneys had offered her more money to stay quiet. According to the Post, the woman's attorney wrote a letter to the lawyers of the other party about the attempt to block the other party from speaking to her.
According to a report by The Post, the Washington Football Team owner hired private investigators who were seen by potential witnesses as trying to interfere with the investigation of the team.
The statement was released by A. Scott Bolden of the law firm Reed Smith, which represents the team. It didn't happen. I and my Reed Smith lawyers did not try to discourage anyone from speaking with Beth Wilkinson or to not cooperate with her investigation, nor did they offer any money to anyone not to do so. Any suggestion that something is not true is lying.
Two members of Congress asked the league to provide evidence of the interference with the investigation by the Washington organization after the latest revelations.
The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee and the chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy made a request Tuesday.
The report suggests that Mr. Snyder was trying to obstruct the efforts of the investigator he hired in an effort to conceal damaging information. The Committee's commitment to uncovering the truth in this matter has been strengthened by these disturbing revelations.
"Snyder will stop at nothing," Krishnamoorthi said. To get to the bottom of this story, the NFL must immediately turn over all evidence of the interference by the owner.
After nearly a year of investigating the workplace culture of the Washington Football Team, Wilkinson did not submit a report to the league. Her report was released on July 1. The organization was fined by the league.
The Associated Press contributed to the report.
