Sources – Dan Snyder seeks to limit release of inquiry report
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Seth Wickersham
ESPN Senior Writer
- Senior Writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine
- Joined ESPN The Magazine after graduating from the University of Missouri.
- Although he primarily covers the NFL, his assignments also have taken him to the Athens Olympics, the World Series, the NCAA tournament and the NHL and NBA playoffs.
Dan Snyder and his lawyers are lobbying the NFL to limit the release of attorney Mary Jo White’s report into sexual misconduct allegations and financial improprieties against the embattled Washington Commanders owner, sources told ESPN.
While there are ongoing questions about legal indemnification for Snyder, and procedural hurdles around vetting the bidding group led by Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Josh Harris, the contents of White’s report — and whether it’s released in its entirety and when — are among the final major stumbling blocks to a sale of the team for $6.05 billion, the sources said. Snyder’s main leverage is time — to try to drag out the process, sources said.
“It’s the main remaining issue,” a source close to Snyder told ESPN.
A Commanders spokesperson called this report “completely false and a blatant fabrication by someone with no actual knowledge of this matter.” An NFL spokesman declined comment.
A source with firsthand knowledge of White’s inquiry told ESPN that “it appears her work is all but done,” and that in the past several weeks White has conducted the final round of interviews with key witnesses. As a result, conversations…
