NFL's Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner asked to testify before Congress in hostile workplace culture case

By David Close, CNN

Updated 1811 GMT (0211 HKT) June 1, 2022

Dan Snyder speaks during the announcement of the Washington Football Team's name change to the Washington Commanders at FedExField on February 02, 2022 in Landover, Maryland.

(CNN)The National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder have been called to testify before a Congressional committee as part of the House Committee for Oversight and Reform's investigation into Snyder and the team's reported hostile workplace culture.

Last October, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, announced the investigation following allegations against Snyder.At a previous Congressional roundtable, former employees and cheerleaders accused Snyder of asking staff to compile lewd video clips of cheerleaders without their knowledge or consent.A former video production manager alleged that he was asked to produce a lewd video featuring nude outtake clips of cheerleaders from a photoshoot without their knowledge at the request of Snyder.CNN has reached out to Snyder and the Commanders for comment. Snyder has previously denied these claims.Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Congressional committee said in a press release that its investigation had been «met with obstruction from the Commanders and the NFL at every turn… we are calling on Mr. Goodell and Mr. Snyder to answer the questions they have dodged for the last seven months.»The NFL says it holds players to account for their personal conduct. Is Deshaun Watson's case shattering that illusion?Both have been asked to appear at a hearing on June 22.Brian McCarthy, Vice