More trouble is brewing for Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder and his franchise.
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced Thursday his office filed a civil lawsuit against Snyder, the Commanders, the NFL and league commissioner Roger Goodell, saying they colluded to suppress an independent investigation and deceive customers and uphold their finances.
“Faced with public outrage over detailed and widespread allegations of sexual misconduct and a persistently hostile work environment at the Team, Defendants made a series of public statements to convince District consumers that this dysfunctional and misogynistic conduct was limited and that they were fully cooperating with an independent investigation,” the lawsuit states, according to the Washington Post. “These statements were false and calculated to mislead consumers so they would continue to support the Team financially without thinking that they were supporting such misconduct.”
Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing the Washington Commanders. Getty ImagesOn Wednesday, after Racine’s office announced a press conference, the Commanders lashed out, invoking the shooting of rookie running back Brian Robinson and castigating Racine for not having a better hold on the city’s crime. Robinson’s agent was not happy about how the organization used his client to make a point, and the Commanders ultimately issued another statement walking that part back.
The lawsuit accuses the Commanders of making “public misrepresentations, omissions, and ambiguities of material fact.” Therefore, the suit is seeking “financial penalties under the CPPA for every incident in which the Commanders, Mr. Snyder, the NFL, and Commissioner Goodell lied to District residents dating back to July 2020.”
Snyder, the Commanders and the NFL “could face millions of dollars in penalties,” the suit says.
Dan Snyder hired Bank of America to explore potential transactions for the Washington Commanders. Getty ImagesThe suit seeks a court order to compel the NFL to release the findings of an investigation, conducted by Beth Wilkinson, about workplace misconduct in the Commanders organization.
“OAG’s thorough investigation revealed that the Commanders, the NFL, and their executives, Mr. Snyder and Commissioner Goodell, worked to prevent District residents from learning the truth and keep profiting,” Racine said in a statement. “They publicly promised to fully cooperate with an independent investigation into the toxic work environment and sexual harassment within the Commanders organization and promised results the fans could trust. But behind the scenes, Mr. Snyder waged an interference campaign to cover up years of harassment. And the NFL let him do it, betraying fans’ trust by enabling Mr. Snyder to have a say at the end of the investigation into him and the Commanders.”
Earlier this month, Snyder hired Bank of America “to consider potential transactions” for the Commanders, a statement many believe to be a euphemism for exploring selling the team.






