why does congress want to look into"spygate"?

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Originally Posted by Hijinx

I see a lot of people claiming that the NFL has anti-trust protection but I didn't think that is true. My understanding is the MLB does but not the NFL. I thought when Al Davis sued the NFL proved this. That was the reason NFL teams move much more often than MLB teams. (they don't need league permission)

True, the NFL does not have the same antitrust exemptions as MLB, but the NFL does enjoy antitrust exemptions via the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, especially when it comes to broadcasting.
For discussions of the exemption, take a look at:

Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961
Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ESPN - Senator wants to know why NFL destroyed Patriots spy tapes - NFL