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Clemens Sues for Defamation

Posted Jan 7, 08 7:10 CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Roger Clemens filed a defamation lawsuit against former trainer Brian McNamee last night, just before his "60 Minutes" interview aired, the Houston Chronicle reports. McNamee falsely claimed he had injected Clemens with steroids, the lawsuit alleges, when federal agents threatened him with jail time. McNamee’s lawyers say that’s nonsense, since the trainer could only have landed in jail by lying.

Clemens spoke with McNamee by phone on Friday, the New York Times reports, just after the two were asked to testify before Congress, raising allegations of witness tampering. Clemens intends to testify without immunity. “It amazes me that Clemens’ lawyer has allowed him to go on '60 Minutes' and before Congress,” said McNamee’s lawyer, charging that he "is walking Roger Clemens into jail.”
Sources: Houston Chronicle, New York Times

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Roger Clemens throws against Kansas City Royals' David DeJesus in the first inning of a baseball game in this July 23, 2007 file photo, in Kansas City, Mo. Clemens posted...   (Associated Press)
In this image captured from video and released by CBS News on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, baseball player Roger Clemens is seen at his Katy, Texas home, on Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, while giving his first interview...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens speaks at a news conference at Yankee Stadium in New York in this Oct. 6, 2007 file photo. Clemens said during a segment broadcast on CBS's "60 Minutes" Sunday night...   (Associated Press)
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