New allegations levied against Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder at hearing before congressional committee

Former Washington Commanders employee Tiffani Johnston made new allegations against team owner Dan Snyder on Thursday at a roundtable before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, saying he placed his hand on her thigh without her consent at a team dinner and that he pushed her toward his limousine with his hand on her lower back.

«He left his hand on the middle of my thigh until I physically removed it,» Johnston said.

Describing the incident outside Snyder's limousine, she said: «The only reason Dan Snyder removed his hand from my back and stopped pushing me towards his limo was because his attorney intervened and said, 'Dan, Dan, this is a bad idea.'… I learned that I should remove myself from Dan's grip while his attorney was distracting him.»

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, the committee chairwoman, read from a letter by another former team employee, Jason Friedman, corroborating Johnston's account.

Snyder, in a statement released Thursday afternoon, apologized again for past misconduct that took place in his organization but denied the new allegations.

«While past conduct at the Team was unacceptable, the allegations leveled against me personally in today's roundtable — many of which are well over 13 years old — are outright lies,» Snyder said. «I unequivocally deny having participated in any such conduct, at any time and with respect to any person. Tanya [Snyder] and I will not be distracted by those with a contrary agenda from continuing with the positive personnel and cultural changes that have been made at the Team over the past 18 months, and those that we continue to make both on and off the field.»

The six former Commanders employees who attended the roundtable and members of Congress again pressured