Goodell was pressed several times by reporters about emails between Tisch and Epstein that were among three million documents released last week by the U.S. Department of Justice. The documents, which discuss interactions with several women, were drawn from multiple investigations into the disgraced billionaire financier, who was arrested in July 2019 and charged with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors. Epstein subsequently committed suicide a month later in his New York City jail cell while awaiting trial.
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When asked if the league was investigating interactions between Tisch and Epstein and considering disciplining the Giants co-owner, Goodell said during his pre-Super Bowl news conference that the league was aware of the emails but had not yet advanced to the point of an investigation.
“He may be getting ahead of himself in the second half,” Goodell said of the discipline consideration for Tisch. “We’re going to look at all the facts. We’re going to look at the context of them and try to understand it and see how that falls under the (NFL’s personal conduct) policy. But let’s look at the facts first.”