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A House report cites Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder's role in 'toxic' culture

The Washington Commanders football team's name and logo is seen at the NFL football team's facility in Ashburn, Va., on Nov. 10. A report Thursday by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform said the team created a "toxic work culture" for more than two decades, "ignoring and downplaying sexual misconduct" by men at the top levels of the organization. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

WASHINGTON — The Washington Commanders created a "toxic work culture" for more than two decades, "ignoring and downplaying sexual misconduct" by men at the top levels of the organization, according to a report published Thursday by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Commanders owner Dan Snyder was involved in the misconduct, according to the report, which said he inappropriately touched a former employee at a dinner, had staffers produce a video "of sexually suggestive footage of cheerleaders," and ordered that women who were auditioning to be cheerleaders walk on the field "while he and his friends gawked from his suite through binoculars."

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