Big fvcking shocker...
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Roger Clemens found 'not guilty'
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WASHINGTON -- Roger Clemens has been acquitted on all charges by a jury that decided he didn't lie to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
Jurors returned their verdict Monday after close to 10 hours of deliberation. The outcome brings an end to a 10-week trial that capped an expensive, five-year investigation into one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball.
The 49-year-old Clemens was accused of perjury, making false statements and obstructing Congress when he testified at a deposition and at a nationally-televised hearing in February 2008. The charges centered on his repeated denials that he used steroids and human growth hormone during his 24-year career.
The verdict is the latest blow to the government's pursuit of athletes accused of drug use.
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An attorney I heard on the radio today made a good point. This wasn't a case about how the gov't should stay out of these types of things. It was more about the fact that they don't want to set a precedent where people think it's ok to go in front of Congress and lie. Yes, I know politicians do it all the time (haha), but I kinda agreed w/the attorney. The problem w/this case is the fact a) the prosecution's main witness was a dirtbag who's a known liar and b) Pettite basically changed his tune.
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