The Pentagon report said much of the information Mr. Padilla provided had been corroborated by other sources.
The evidence the league showed Monday — which had been corroborated or provided by first-hand witnesses, according to the N.F.L. — highlighted several other players who were not disciplined.
That was especially damning because it turns out that the police report had been corroborated by an alleged passer-by, who emailed a very similar account of the incident to his local Tory MP, John Randall, another Tory whip.
He said he was aware of the claims about satellite data, but he would not comment unless the information had been "corroborated by the relevant authorities".
He said he was aware of the claims about satellite data, but he would not comment on any claims unless the information had been "corroborated by the relevant authorities".
The Conservative MP told Channel 4 News he had been "really shocked" to learn of its allegations that the original newspaper coverage of the claim he had used the word "pleb" had been corroborated by the email from the officer pretending to be an eyewitness.
