Washington Commanders use Brian Robinson shooting to come after DC attorney general amid investigation
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is set to make a major announcement regarding the Washington Commanders’ investigation. In response, the Commanders issued a statement to Racine’s office, condemning them for the way they’ve gone about announcing Thursday’s press conference.
The Commanders, who are the subject of multiple ongoing investigations, used rookie playmaker Brian Robinson Jr.‘s preseason accident to use against the AG.
“Less than three months ago, a 23-year old player on our team was shot multiple times, in broad daylight. Despite the out-of-control violent crime in DC, today the Washington Commanders learned for the first time on Twitter that the D.C. Attorney General will be holding a press conference to ‘make a major announcement’ related to the organization tomorrow,” the statement read.
“The Commanders have fully cooperated with the AG’s investigation for nearly a year. As recently as Monday, a lawyer for the team met with the AG who did not suggest at that time that he intended to take any action and, in fact, revealed fundamental misunderstandings of the underlying facts. It is unfortunate that, in his final days in office, Mr. Racine appears more interested in making splashy headlines, based on offbeat theories, rather than doing the hard work of making the streets safe for our citizens, including bringing to justice the people who shot one of our players.”
No details were provided about when the press conference will be.
Washington Commanders under criminal investigation by US attorney’s office in Virginia
The same day news broke Dan Snyder is exploring selling the Washington Commanders, more information is coming to light. The organization is under investigation, ESPN reported.
According to ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr., the U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia has opened a criminal investigation into alleged financial improprieties. In April, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform received a letter alleging deceptive business practices by the Commanders, and Van Natta reported that triggered the investigation. The 20-page letter that the Commanders kept two sets of books while withholding more than $5 million worth of refundable security deposits from ticket holders.
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The Commanders’ attorney, John Brownlee, provided a statement through a team spokesperson denying the report and calling out ESPN for its reporting.
“It is not surprising that ESPN is publishing more falsehoods based solely on anonymous sources — given today’s announcement,” the statement said. “…We are confident that, after these agencies have had a chance to review the documents and complete their work, they will come to the same conclusion as the team’s internal review — that these allegations are simply untrue.”