. >> reporter: john manly, who represented hundreds of larry nassar's victims, is a vocal critic of safert and questions its independence from the sport's power structure. >> i believe safe sport is there for one reason, which is to protect the u.s. olympic and paralympic committee and its governing bodies like usa gymnastics. >> reporter: he recommends that his clients decline to participate in safe sport proceedings and pursue justice elsewhere. >> it's an organization that's solely designed to give them public relations and political cover. and frankly does an excellent job of keeping the facts secret. >> reporter: safe sport spokesman dan hill strongly objected to manly's characterization and suggested that attorneys with a financial incentive to pursue cases in the civil courts have been, quote, recklessly undermining the mission of the center. senators richard blumenthal and jerry moran spearheaded legislation signed by president trump in 2020 designed to strengthen safe sport. >> no athlete, whether an amateur athlete or an olympian, should have to endure abuse and mistreatment to