Roger Clemens: Mitchell Report, Deposition & Testimony Proves Brian McNamee Lied

Patrick Read by Senior Writer Written on April 14, 2008
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Forcing a Legend Out of the Game.

Washington DC 

Roger "The Rocket" Clemens has been defamed by his once trusty trainer, Brian McNamee--who provably lied to fans, Congress, Reporters and to the league about Clemens.

And Clemens has now been forced out of baseball by false accusations made by a drug-dealing rapist who broke the law and was trying to stay out of jail, keep his job title, protect his program of "money-laundering" and maintain a relationship with his family.

Why did he lie? Did he lie? Please, enjoy. 

At what point did Federal Investigators decide to break the stated objective of the Mitchell Report (noted on page 340) and "give a deal" to the drug-dealer & self professed liar, in order to hunt down a player? 

It wasn't until after his first 2 interrogations according to McNamee, when recorded by one of Hardin's Private Investigators. 

At first McNamee denied Clemens involvement to investigators, giving up the others.  But he didn’t get a "dealers'-deal" until he accused Clemens. Why is that? 

The Mitchell Report 's title page falsely reads "An Independent Investigation on Illegal Steroid Use in Baseball."

Independent it was not, rather it was Selig ordered, Baseball enabled and Federally investigated all under the watchful eye of the Boston Red Sox's Legal Consultant and ex-Senatoral Big Whig, George Mitchell--a man of many hats.  

It was NOT a Federal Commission, folks. It was paid for by Selig and the League. In other words, a private investigation. But with Feds?

McNamee testified to Congress under sworn oath to tell the truth, as "1) never being under duress, 2) not coerced 3) never under any pressure" and 4) got "no deals" from Prosecutors. He was ordered by Mitchell "not to minimize, nor exaggerate, but be forthcoming." 

During the continuous interrogations by Federal Investigators, Brian McNamee was indeed "under duress, and under pressure"--so much so that, "it made him sick", and he was hospitalized "due to stress."

Later, McNamee’s attorney would file to dismiss Clemen's defamation suit based on his assertion that he was “coerced by Federal Investigators.”  Hello.

Emery argued that McNamee "should be protected from his statements as he was operating under 'absolute immunity'--a deal offered him by Federal Investigators."

That is verbatim.  Not only does he now admitt the deal, but also admitts coercion after testifying to Congress as neither existing.

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