Possible Perjury Charges for Roger Clemens

ESPN.com is reporting that The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is drafting a letter to the Department of Justice recommending a criminal investigation of Roger Clemens to investigate possible perjury.

Clemens was the only one named in the letter and not Brian McNamee. The letter was only a recommendation and may or may not lead to an actual investigation and charges.

In lieu of recent news of a photo existing showing Clemens at the party he denied attending, things could get messy for Roger.

In other news, Roger Clemens’ son said today that he expects his father to be at Houston Astros’ spring training in a week or so. Can you say distraction?

Roger Clemens Changes His Story About Party

After the New York Daily News reported that a photograph existed showing Roger Clemens at a party thrown by Jose Canseco, Roger is apparently changing his story.

According to Clemens attorney Rusty Hardin, Roger “may have stopped by the Canseco house”. This isn’t quite the same picture he was painting during his sworn testimony in front of the house committee.

The full story is here - NY Daily News article

You may be asking “what is the point of all this?” and I can empathize. The importance of this latest evidence is that it may provide the grounds for perjury charges against Roger, and provide away for him to suffer the consequences if he did indeed lie in front of a congressional committee when he was under oath.

Some may see it as a waste of taxpayer dollars, but our country lately seems plagued with a number of athletes who give the impression that they are above the law, beyond reproach, and not beholden to anyone, including Congress.

If players are breaking the law and are lying in sworn testimony, then they should be punished. These athletes are role models for our youth (and very well paid ones at that) and should not be allowed to make a mockery out of our government, our legal system, and our love of the game.

Photo Exists of Roger Clemems at Canseco Party

The NY Daily News is reporting that there is a photograph of Roger Clemens taken at the home of Jose Canseco in 1998. The issue of whether or not Roger was at the party was hotly contested during the recent hearing before the House Committee of Oversight and Reform. Former trainer Brian McNamee claimed Roger was present at the event while Clemens denied being at the party.

Apparently the photo was taken by a fan who was in attendance.

There has been no official word about what if any action will be taken in regards to this new information.