AP
June 6, 2008
WASHINGTON - Sen. Arlen Specter reiterated his call for the NFL to initiate an independent investigation into Spygate. The Pennsylvania Republican entered a statement yesterday into the Congressional Record concerning the Patriots' videotaping scandal. The statement repeats many of the points Specter made in at a news conference May 14, including a push for an investigation similar to baseball's high-profile Mitchell Report.
"My strong preference is for the NFL to activate a Mitchell-type investigation," Specter's statement said. "I have been careful not to call for a Congressional hearing because I believe the NFL should step forward and embrace an independent inquiry and Congress is extraordinarily busy on other matters. If the NFL continues to leave a vacuum, Congress may be tempted to fill it."
