Congress asks for Investigation of Clemens

OrangeRowdy95 · Feb 27, 2008

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5574921.html

WASHINGTON — Congress asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Roger Clemens "committed perjury and made knowingly false statements'' to a House committee.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Henry Waxman and ranking Republican Tom Davis sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday. The two said Clemens' statements in a Feb. 5 sworn deposition and at a Feb. 13 public hearing "that he never used anabolic steroids or human growth hormone warrants further investigation.''

"That testimony is directly contradicted by the sworn testimony of Brian McNamee, who testified that he personally injected Mr. Clemens with anabolic steroids and human growth hormone,'' the congressmen wrote.

"Mr. Clemens's testimony is also contradicted by the sworn deposition testimony and affidavit submitted to the committee by Andrew Pettitte, a former teammate of Mr. Clemens, whose testimony and affidavit reported that Mr. Clemens had admitted to him in 1999 or 2000 that he had taken human growth hormone.''

McNamee, Clemens' former personal trainer, has told federal prosecutors, baseball investigator George Mitchell and Congress that he injected the seven-time Cy Young Award winner more than a dozen times with human growth hormone and steroids from 1998 to 2001. Clemens repeatedly and vigorously denied the allegations.

It was Clemens' denials of McNamee's allegations in the Mitchell Report that drew Congress' attention.

The Feb. 13 hearing generally divided along party lines, with Democrats giving Clemens a rougher time, and Republicans reserving their toughest questions for McNamee.

But Waxman and Davis jointly appealed to the Justice Department.

"For the good of the investigation and integrity of the committee, we've asked the Department of Justice to get to the bottom of this,'' Davis said.

Davis was the chairman of the committee when it held its 2005 hearing with Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro.

Clemens' lead lawyer, Rusty Hardin, could not immediately be reached for comment after Waxman and Davis released their letter. But about 20 minutes earlier, when informed by The Associated Press that the criminal referral would be announced Wednesday, Hardin said: "It doesn't surprise me. We've always assumed there would be a referral if Roger testified differently from the Mitchell Report.''
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OrangeRowdy95 · Feb 27, 2008

Funny how this game within hours after this:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5573448.html

Hardin's 'worst news in weeks'
Rockets center, not Rocket client, on attorney's mind

By JOSE DE JESUS ORTIZ
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

Attorney Rusty Hardin on Tuesday appeared much more concerned about the NBA's Rockets than his prominent client who is known as Rocket, Roger Clemens.

Hardin, a longtime courtside season-ticket holder of the Rockets, was disappointed when he learned Rockets All-Star center Yao Ming had suffered a season-ending injury to his left foot.

"That kills me," he said. "That's the worst news I've had in weeks."

Those comments come from a man who might receive a letter any day from the Justice Department seeking to investigate whether Clemens lied under oath to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

"Roger's doing fine," Hardin said. "He just has to put up with (committee chairman) Henry Waxman. He doesn't have a stress fracture.

"I'm just worried about Yao Ming."
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updawg · Feb 27, 2008

Hardin's little comments about Congress/Feds don't seem to be a good idea

Master Baiter · Feb 27, 2008

Our government seriously needs to evaluate their priorities. What a lame ass waste of their time and our tax payer money.

tulexan · Feb 27, 2008

updawg said:

Hardin's little comments about Congress/Feds don't seem to be a good idea
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Rusty is going to blame Yao's stress fracture on Debbie Clemens

Mr. Brightside · Feb 27, 2008

Did anyone catch T-Mac's joke about how the Rockets were calling in Mcnamnee in to help Yao? It was on the tv, and I think that was the gist of what he said.

I'm trying to find the video of it again.

MexAmercnMoose · Feb 27, 2008

Master Baiter said:

Our government seriously needs to evaluate their priorities. What a lame ass waste of their time and our tax payer money.
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what? are you serious? its not like we are in a war or something.....oh wait

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