Prosecution: Roger Clemens Lied About Steroid Use
The seven-time Cy Young Award winner faces charges of perjury and obstruction of Congress — which carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. The prosecution says it has physical evidence against the baseball pitching star, but Clemens' attorney contends the evidence is fake.
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Prosecutor Steven Durham told the jury of 10 women and two men that the government would produce physical evidence to prove its case. The lawyer for Clemens says that evidence was faked by Clemens' one time trainer. Here's NPR legal affairs correspondent, Nina Totenberg.
NINA TOTENBERG: Here he is testifying in 2008.
ROGER CLEMENS: How do you prove a negative? No matter what we discuss here today, I'm never going to have my name restored. Let me be clear: I have never taken steroids or HGH.
TOTENBERG: Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington.
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