McNamee testifies before Clemens grand jury; Canseco next up

[madinmaryland]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The star witness in a possible perjury case against Roger Clemens testified before a federal grand jury Tuesday, a sign that the panel could be nearing a decision on whether to indict the seven-time Cy Young Award winner for allegedly lying to Congress.

Brian McNamee, Clemens' former personal trainer, spent more than 2 1/2 hours inside the courthouse where the grand jury meets. Wearing a dark suit, a bright blue tie and accompanied by two lawyers, McNamee gave a quick wave to reporters as he left the meeting rooms but did not speak.

"No comment," said one of his lawyers, Richard Emery. "Everything is fine."

The grand jury has been hearing from witnesses for at least 16 months as it tries to decide whether a case can be made that Clemens lied under oath in 2008 when he told a Congressional committee that he had never taken steroids or human growth hormone. It is not known how many witnesses have come forth or been subpoenaed because the process is conducted in secret, but a former pitcher (Jason Grimsley), a former gym owner from Texas (Kelly Blair) and a former New York Mets clubhouse attendant (Kirk Radomski) are among those who have passed through the third-floor courthouse doors.

"They've been very deliberate about it," said Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Hardin. "And we don't have any idea where it stands. We're just waiting like everybody else. They have been at it a long time, but that's not for me to comment on. We'll be really glad when there's a decision one way or the other."

McNamee is Clemens' chief adversary in the case and could be considered a logical final witness for the jury. There is at least one more witness on the itinerary -- former slugger Jose Canseco on June 3 -- but he was originally set to testify in April before scheduling conflicts forced a pair of postponements.

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/05/25/mcnamee.testifies.ap/index.html

Hmmm.

[Kingofalldems]

1. Clemens is in deep doodoo

I wonder if they will offer him a deal.