Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The former Yankees trainer suing former pitching superstar Roger Clemens for slander wants to use FBI records in the civil defamation case, the New York Post reports. The trainer, Brian McNamee, claims in Brooklyn federal court that Clemens “intended to deceive the public and Congress into falsely believing that McNamee is a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Hopefully the case of baseball star Roger Clemens provides a lesson for the Justice Department. Yes, it’s wrong to lie to Congress, which is what he was charged with. Nevertheless, when you have a questionable case — and in this instance a very questionable one — walk away. The prosecution screwed…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com On its second try, federal prosecutors failed once again to convict ex-baseball star Roger Clemens of lying to Congress. CNN reported that a federal jury acquitted Clemens on Monday on all six counts.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Fed prosecutors in D.C. will get a second chance on Monday to try and convict baseball great Roger Clemens of lying to Congress about using performance enhancing drugs after the screwing up big time the first time around. Jury selection begins Monday in D.C. federal court, just blocks from the Capitol….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office wants a second shot at prosecuting ex-pitching star Roger Clemens for lying to Congress about using performance enhancing drugs, saying it inadvertently goofed last month in the first trial when it played a video to the jury on the second day. A mistrial was declared as…
By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com “Say it ain’t so, Rocket.” (“Say it ain’t so, Joe.” Reported words of a young fan to Shoeless Joe Jackson after the Black Sox gambling scandal.) Roger Clemens may have lied under oath in front of a Congressional committee regarding the use of steroids during his baseball career, but so what?…
By Steve Chapman Chicago Tribune Editorial Board If it were a crime to venture onto Capitol Hill to reveal yourself as a self-absorbed liar with an inability to admit mistakes, there would be tumbleweeds blowing through the vacant halls of Congress. Fortunately for members of the legislative branch, that is not a crime. Unless your…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Seven- time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens, who was indicted last week on charges of lying to Congress about steroid use, is adding a former federal prosecutor to his team, ESPN.com reports. Michael Attanasio, a federal prosecutor in Washington from 1991 to 1999, who is now a partner in…
