New_AJ0 York_NP0 State_NN1 Attorney_NN1 General_NP0 Letitia_NP0 James_NP0 (_PUL D_ZZ0 )_PUR in_PRP August_NP0 issued_VVD a_AT0 168-page_AJ0 report_NN1 detailing_VVG the_AT0 findings_NN2 of_PRF her_DPS office_NN1 's_POS investigation_NN1 into_PRP sexual_AJ0 harassment_NN1 allegations_NN2 against_PRP Andrew_NP0 M_NP0 ._SENT Cuomo_NP0 (_PUL D_ZZ0 )_PUR ,_PUN then_AV0 the_AT0 state_NN1 's_POS governor_NN1 ._SENT No_AT0 confidences_NN2 were_VBD violated_VVN and_CJC no_AT0 one_PNI 's_POS privacy_NN1 invaded_VVD ;_PUN some_DT0 witnesses_NN2 were_VBD named_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC others_NN2 were_VBD anonymous_AJ0 ._SENT We_PNP bring_VVB up_AVP these_DT0 facts_NN2 to_TO0 point_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 absurdity_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 rationale_NN1 by_PRP National_AJ0 Football_NN1 League_NN1 Commissioner_NN1 Roger_NP0 Goodell_NP0 for_PRP the_AT0 league_NN1 's_POS refusal_NN1 to_TO0 release_VVI details_NN2 of_PRF its_DPS investigation_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 Washington_NP0 Football_NN1 Team_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP claims_VVZ secrecy_NN1 is_VBZ needed_VVN to_TO0 protect_VVI those_DT0 who_PNQ cooperated_VVD with_PRP the_AT0 probe_NN1 ._SENT Mr._NP0 Goodell_NP0 ,_PUN as_CJS the_AT0 attorney_NN1 for_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 women_NN2 who_PNQ alleged_VVD sexual_AJ0 harassment_NN1 and_CJC mistreatment_NN1 told_VVD us_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ is_VBZ certainly_AV0 protecting_VVG something_PNI or_CJC someone_PNI ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 my_DPS clients_NN2 or_CJC the_AT0 other_AJ0 participants_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 investigation_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Goodell_NP0 on_PRP Tuesday_NP0 doubled_VVD down_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 decision_NN1 not_XX0 to_TO0 release_VVI any_DT0 materials_NN2 turned_VVD up_AVP by_PRP the_AT0 outside_AJ0 law_NN1 firm_NN1 that_CJT spent_VVD 10_CRD months_NN2 investigating_VVG the_AT0 Washington_NP0 Football_NN1 Team_NN1 's_POS toxic_AJ0 culture_NN1 under_PRP the_AT0 decades_NN2 of_PRF ownership_NN1 by_PRP Daniel_NP0 Snyder_NP0 ._SENT Hundreds_CRD of_PRF witnesses_NN2 were_VBD interviewed_VVN and_CJC 650_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD documents_NN2 were_VBD collected_VVN ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 was_VBD —_PUN as_CJS instructed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 NFL_NP0 —_PUN no_AT0 written_AJ0 report_NN1 ._SENT None_PNI of_PRF the_AT0 allegations_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP a_AT0 claim_NN1 of_PRF sexual_AJ0 assault_NN1 against_PRP Mr._NP0 Snyder_NP0 that_CJT led_VVD to_PRP a_AT0 secret_AJ0 $_NN0 1.6_CRD million_CRD settlement_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD addressed_VVN ._SENT A_AT0 29-paragraph_NN1 statement_NN1 was_VBD issued_VVN concluding_VVG that_CJT the_AT0 Washington_NP0 Football_NN1 Team_NN1 had_VHD operated_VVN "_PUQ both_AV0 generally_AV0 and_CJC particularly_AV0 for_PRP women_NN2 "_PUQ in_PRP a_AT0 "_PUQ highly_AV0 unprofessional_AJ0 "_PUQ manner_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Mr._NP0 Snyder_NP0 got_VVD a_AT0 slap_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 wrist_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP feel_VVB that_CJT this_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 appropriate_AJ0 way_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Mr._NP0 Goodell_NP0 said_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 close_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 first_ORD day_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 two-day_AJ0 meeting_NN1 of_PRF team_NN1 owners_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB very_AV0 conscious_AJ0 of_PRF making_VVG sure_AJ0 that_CJT we_PNP 're_VBB protecting_VVG those_DT0 that_CJT came_VVD forward_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD incredibly_AV0 brave_AJ0 ,_PUN incredibly_AV0 open_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP respect_VVB the_AT0 pain_NN1 that_CJT they_PNP probably_AV0 went_VVD through_PRP all_DT0 over_AV0 again_AV0 to_TO0 come_VVI forward_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Lisa_NP0 Banks_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 attorney_NN1 representing_VVG 40_CRD former_DT0 Washington_NP0 Football_NN1 Team_NN1 employees_NN2 ,_PUN pointed_VVD out_AVP her_DPS clients_NN2 did_VDD n't_XX0 ask_VVI for_PRP protection_NN1 but_CJC for_PRP transparency_NN1 and_CJC accountability_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP are_VBB still_AV0 waiting_VVG for_PRP a_AT0 response_NN1 to_PRP their_DPS request_NN1 to_TO0 meet_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 league_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 NFL_NP0 's_POS refusal_NN1 to_TO0 create_VVI and_CJC make_VVI public_AJ0 a_AT0 report_NN1 of_PRF its_DPS findings_NN2 is_VBZ a_AT0 continuation_NN1 of_PRF its_DPS efforts_NN2 to_PRP stage_NN1 manage_VVB the_AT0 scandal_NN1 rather_AV0 than_CJS to_TO0 provide_VVI a_AT0 real_AJ0 accounting_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP reporters_NN2 for_PRP The_AT0 Post_NN1 first_ORD detailed_VVD the_AT0 stories_NN2 of_PRF women_NN2 victimized_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 team_NN1 's_POS male_AJ0 executives_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 NFL_NP0 let_VVB Mr._NP0 Snyder_NP0 hire_VVB the_AT0 outside_AJ0 law_NN1 firm_NN1 to_TO0 investigate_VVI matters_NN2 until_PRP more_DT0 horrific_AJ0 revelations_NN2 made_VVD even_AV0 the_AT0 league_NN1 realize_VVB how_AVQ bad_AJ0 that_DT0 looked_VVD ._SENT 
