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Federal Grand Jury Will Look at Clemens' Perjury Case

McNamee, Radomski may help get indictment for lying to Congress over drugs

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 12, 2009 2:55 PM CST
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(Newser) – Federal prosecutors have convened a grand jury to investigate whether Roger Clemens committed perjury when he told Congress he’d never taken steroids, ESPN reports. The grand jury has subpoenaed Kirk Radomski, who says he supplied Clemens with drugs through the pitcher’s trainer, Brian McNamee.

Investigators have been looking to tie Clemens to other distributors of illegal performance drugs, and the convening of the grand jury may signal the discovery of new evidence. Prosecutors “are either just trying to show Congress that indeed they are doing something,” a Columbia law professor tells the New York Times, “or this is the beginning of something interesting.”

Roger Clemens is sworn in before testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee hearing on drug use in baseball.
Roger Clemens is sworn in before testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee hearing on drug use in baseball.   (AP Photo)
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, who led an investigation into past steroid use by Major League Baseball players, listens during an interview in New York, Nov. 25 , 2008.
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, who led an investigation into past steroid use by Major League Baseball players, listens during an interview in New York, Nov. 25 , 2008.   (AP Photo)
In this Feb. 13, 2008, file photo, former New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee n Washington.
In this Feb. 13, 2008, file photo, former New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee n Washington.   (AP Photo)
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