Column: Roger Clemens Shutouts Feds 6-0: Feds Should Have Dropped Case
Allan Lengel
Hopefully the case of baseball star Roger Clemens provides a lesson for the Justice Department.
Yes, it’s wrong to lie to Congress, which is what he was charged with.
Nevertheless, when you have a questionable case — and in this instance a very questionable one — walk away.
The prosecution screwed up in the first trial when it accidentally introduced evidenced that had been barred by the judge. The judge declared a mistrial. He then considered tossing out the case all together.
Clemens was charged with lying to Congress about steroid use.
The judge eventually let the prosecution proceed with a second trial. He could have saved the government some grief by tossing the case.
But noooo.
On Monday, a federal jury in D.C. acquitted Clemens on all six counts.
For a pitcher, that’s known as a shutout.
Not even close: 6-0.
Big loss for the government in a big case.
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Posted: 6/19/12 at 8:35 AM under FBI, News Story.
Tags: baseball, Justice Department, Roger Clemens, Steroids
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