Roger Clemens Perjury Trial
Roger Clemens perjury trial began this week in Washington, he faces charges that he lied to Congress about using performance-enhancing drugs. Three years ago, Clemens told a House committee under oath that he never used performance-enhancing drugs. There is quite a lineup of other baseball players that will be a part of this case, including Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Jose Canseco, to name a few. Along with other players who have been indicted in the steroids era, Clemens is not being charged with drug crimes, but lying about drug use.
If Clemens' federal defense attorney persues the theory that the accuser made up the allegations that he injected Clemens with steroids, the judge stated that he might allow other baseball players to testify they knowingly received performance-enhancing drugs.
Clemens' federal criminal lawyer has reportedly said that the accuser (Clemens' former trainer), Brian McNamee, is a serial liar who made these allegations up against his star client to save himself from being unemployed. The defense attorney will attempt to discredit McNamee by showing the jury that he has a history of lying.
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