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Pettitte Sits Down With Investigators

Clemens on deck in round of depositions to Congressional staff

By Mike Buss,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 4, 2008 10:29 PM CST
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(Newser) – Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte spoke under oath with officials from a House committee for 2.5 hours today on the subject of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. Pettitte's testimony has been highly anticipated since accusations in the Mitchell Report that both Pettitte and former teammate Roger Clemens used steroids, writes the Times; the two stars shared the same trainer, Brian McNamee.

Neither Pettitte, who's previously admitted using human growth hormone in 2002, nor his lawyers had any comment about what he said today, citing a confidentiality request from the committee. As for Clemens, who takes his turn tomorrow with investigators, he'll continue to deny McNamee's account about injecting the Rocket with steroids years ago. "Roger is not going to change his mind about testifying," said his attorney.

Roger Clemens, left, throws alongside strength coach Brian McNamee at the Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla., in this Feb. 27, 2006 file photo. Clemens said during a segment broadcast on CBS's 60 Minutes Sunday night that he might be willing to take a lie-detector test...
Roger Clemens, left, throws alongside strength coach Brian McNamee at the Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla., in this Feb. 27, 2006 file photo. Clemens said during a segment...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, left, walks with his wife Laura, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008, where he was to be deposed before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. (AP Photos/Susan Walsh)
New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, left, walks with his wife Laura, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008, where he was to be deposed before the House Oversight and Government Reform...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees pitchers Andy Pettitte, left, and Roger Clemens talks with a teammate during a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in this May 31, 2003 file photo, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, file)
New York Yankees pitchers Andy Pettitte, left, and Roger Clemens talks with a teammate during a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in this May 31, 2003 file photo, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson,...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees pitchers Roger Clemens, and Andy Pettitte, right, watch the sixth inning during a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla., in this Sept. 26, 2007 file photo. Pettitte's meeting with a congressional committee investigating drug use in baseball was postponed until Monday,...
New York Yankees pitchers Roger Clemens, and Andy Pettitte, right, watch the sixth inning during a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla., in this Sept. 26, 2007 file photo....   (Associated Press)
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