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michael, roger clemons faced six counts of perjury. he wasn't charged with using drugs or cheating at baseball. wasn't this a trial all about drug use all the same? >> it was in that the government had to prove that clemons lied when he told congress in 2008 that he had never usedded human growth hormone or never had used steroids. the government had to prove that he had used those drugs in order to get a guilty verdict >> suarez: wapped in the last trial? remind us >> last year in july, the trial basically just got it started for a couple of days when the government introduced evidence that judge reggie walton had previously barred. so walton declared a mistrial pretty quickly. things got pushed back until this year, until april when this started again >> suarez: this is the first time both sides put on their entire case. was there a turning point, a witness that ended up really making a big impression on the jury? >> i think there were a couple of turning points. i think the defense did a good job of casting a lot of doubt about the
michael, roger clemons faced six counts of perjury. he wasn't charged with using drugs or cheating at baseball. wasn't this a trial all about drug use all the same? >> it was in that the government had to prove that clemons lied when he told congress in 2008 that he had never usedded human growth hormone or never had used steroids. the government had to prove that he had used those drugs in order to get a guilty verdict >> suarez: wapped in the last trial? remind us >> last...
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roger clemons acquit l. >> a small crowd of supporters apartly cloudied religion -- applauded roger clemons. he broke down outside the court as he talked about his long pitching career. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career. >> clemons was accused of lying the congress and faced 6 separate criminal charges. he testify under oath that he did not use performance enhancing drugs. >> let me be clear. i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> the government charged him with lying and used his former trainer to make his case. he testified he injected clemons with steroids and hgh beginning in 1998. the defense questioned his credibility. >> clemons never took the stand but his wife, debby did. she told the court that macnamy injected her with hgh without her husband's knowledgeful -- knowledge. >> my family, it's been a hard 5 years. they've been great behind that in supporting me. >> the government came in the -- the verdict came in the government's second attempt to convict clemons. a mistrial happened last july. clemons could have gotten as much as 30 years in prison. instead he's headed h
roger clemons acquit l. >> a small crowd of supporters apartly cloudied religion -- applauded roger clemons. he broke down outside the court as he talked about his long pitching career. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career. >> clemons was accused of lying the congress and faced 6 separate criminal charges. he testify under oath that he did not use performance enhancing drugs. >> let me be clear. i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> the government charged...
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. >> reporter: a small crowd of supporters applauded roger clemons after a jury found him not guilty on all charges. he briefly broke down outside the court as he talked about his long pitching career. >> woo. i put a lot of hard work into that career. >> reporter: he was accused of lying to congress and faced six separate criminal accounts from his appearance on capitol hill in 2008. he testified that he did not use performance enhancing drugs. >> i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> reporter: the government charged him with lying and used his former trainer to make its case. he testified he injected clemons with steroids and hgh beginning in 1998. the defense repeatedly questioned his credibility. clemons never took the stand, but his wife did. he told the court that he injected her with hgh without her husband's knowledge. >> my family, it's been a hard five years. they've been great behind dad and supporting dad. >> reporter: the verdict came in the government's second attempt to convict clemons. prosecutors showed evidence the judge declared inadmissible. clemons could have go
. >> reporter: a small crowd of supporters applauded roger clemons after a jury found him not guilty on all charges. he briefly broke down outside the court as he talked about his long pitching career. >> woo. i put a lot of hard work into that career. >> reporter: he was accused of lying to congress and faced six separate criminal accounts from his appearance on capitol hill in 2008. he testified that he did not use performance enhancing drugs. >> i have never taken...
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talking about rogers clemons. legal troubles notwithstanding. take a look.re is the hurler right there. harper in the 4th. he rocked them. oh, oh, oh. uh-oh. there goes the hammer. [ laughing ] >> his 6th of the year. strasburg cruising to the 6th. he wins again. season high 19 pitches. nats win their first game ever at fenway park 7-4. good stuff. orioles with a tough one too. phillies in town. 4th inning shane victoreno getting the ball to hawaii. that's a solo shot. orioles a game out after losing this one 9-6. derek mcginty is going to love this one. redskins players out in the community visiting various locations. today's stop in chantilly. the running back hung out with chris neil. but no matter where you go, no redskins can escape an rg3 question. a rookie was asked whether he gave griffin any advice on acclimating to the pro game? >> i can't give him much advice. i didn't have all of the pressure he has coming in. i came in. i just wanted to make the team. and he's got a whole city counting on him. and i can't imagine being in his position. but it sh
talking about rogers clemons. legal troubles notwithstanding. take a look.re is the hurler right there. harper in the 4th. he rocked them. oh, oh, oh. uh-oh. there goes the hammer. [ laughing ] >> his 6th of the year. strasburg cruising to the 6th. he wins again. season high 19 pitches. nats win their first game ever at fenway park 7-4. good stuff. orioles with a tough one too. phillies in town. 4th inning shane victoreno getting the ball to hawaii. that's a solo shot. orioles a game out...
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. >> an out pouring of emotion as the verdict is announced in the federal trial of roger clemons. >>ore news, weather and your first traffic report of,,,,,,,,, guys, i'm home! sara lee one hundred percent whole wheat bread. with thirteen grams of whole grain in every slice, and delicious taste in every last bite. sara lee. so good, it's gone. >>> the lights are on and soon they'll will call aing someplace else home. -- calling someplace else home. the star spangled sailabration is coming to an end today. it's the
. >> an out pouring of emotion as the verdict is announced in the federal trial of roger clemons. >>ore news, weather and your first traffic report of,,,,,,,,, guys, i'm home! sara lee one hundred percent whole wheat bread. with thirteen grams of whole grain in every slice, and delicious taste in every last bite. sara lee. so good, it's gone. >>> the lights are on and soon they'll will call aing someplace else home. -- calling someplace else home. the star spangled...
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. >>> one of the jurors that acquitted former major league pitcher of roger clemons says a prosecution key witness was not credible. brian mack taby says he injected clemons with a human growth hormone. clemons says he never used performance drugs. the jurors say the testimony was wanted and if it was all the government had they should have not pursued the case. >>> a company under fire for misleading veterans to a private website is paying a price for deceptive practices. the owner of gi bill.com sur rendered the web address to the federal government and it will pay two-and-a-half million dollars as part of a settlement announced today. the company is accused of trying to make veterans think the u.s. government ran the site which directed veterans to profit colleges. >> that's fraud and deceptive and that should not be allowed to happen. >> the company was shut down, facebook and twitter fees associated with gi bill.com. >>> drinking coffee may help your heart. drinking two, 8-ounce coffees ada reducing heart problems. drinking four or more cups of coffee a day could harm your health.
. >>> one of the jurors that acquitted former major league pitcher of roger clemons says a prosecution key witness was not credible. brian mack taby says he injected clemons with a human growth hormone. clemons says he never used performance drugs. the jurors say the testimony was wanted and if it was all the government had they should have not pursued the case. >>> a company under fire for misleading veterans to a private website is paying a price for deceptive practices. the...
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. >> what about roger clemons?do you think his reaction was as you watched him during the process? >> he's been pretty emotional throughout the trial and as guerrero was making the closing statements today, there were red and looked like he was getting angry and like he wanted to jump up and disagree and he hasn't shown a lot of emotion, to be honest. >> there are many people who think this trial is a waste of time and money to go after clemons a second time. people are asking are there more serious crimes that the fed should be prosecuting. what is the mood you're getting from people in the courtroom and outside the courtroom who are talking about this? >> we're in a sealed bubble here and this is what we focus on and we hear a lot from the readers that question and i am simthetic to that and we have gone through a terrible economic crisis in this country and there is no answers why that happened and that is one crime we should be investigating more than this. and that said, clemens insisted on testifying before c
. >> what about roger clemons?do you think his reaction was as you watched him during the process? >> he's been pretty emotional throughout the trial and as guerrero was making the closing statements today, there were red and looked like he was getting angry and like he wanted to jump up and disagree and he hasn't shown a lot of emotion, to be honest. >> there are many people who think this trial is a waste of time and money to go after clemons a second time. people are asking...
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elsewhere a washington jury found roger clemons not guilty on all counts of lying to congress.d his testimony under oath about steroid use. >>> adidas put out a picture of upcoming shoes. yes, those are plastic and velcro ankle bracelets. they are designing the quirky and light hearted style before being slammed by bloggers saying they looked like slave shoackle. stay tuned for the recall on this one. and how about a mop top? ♪ live and let die >> or live and let live. paul mccartney turns 70 today. fresh from a monster concert tribute to the queen last week, looking ahead to the olympics opening ceremonies. he's been on stage all over the world for more than 50 years starting in the '60s when the beatles created more mob scenes in airports and stadiums across the u.s. he's just proving that age ain't nothing but a number. >> i love that. i'm very honored and pleased to be younger than paul mccartney. i'm a big fan. i'm glad he's still going strong. gives us old geezers a lot of help. >> you're not a geezer. i'm a big fan as well. >> thank you. you're very kind. up next, with a
elsewhere a washington jury found roger clemons not guilty on all counts of lying to congress.d his testimony under oath about steroid use. >>> adidas put out a picture of upcoming shoes. yes, those are plastic and velcro ankle bracelets. they are designing the quirky and light hearted style before being slammed by bloggers saying they looked like slave shoackle. stay tuned for the recall on this one. and how about a mop top? ♪ live and let die >> or live and let live. paul...
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. >> roger clemens beat the rap on all six counts of lying to congress. want to clemons, john edwards, ted stevens -- roger clemens, john edwards, ted stevens, millions of dollars, hundreds of hours, what was the point? >> these were brought in cases. they should not have been brought. the higher ups in the justice department should have to answer for that. you have to have control of your lower-down prosecutors, some of whom have political ambitions, some of whom have no judgment. they cannot do -- they did not do that. roger clemens did not beat with the rapid he came as close to being exaggerated -- exonerated. there was no there there. >> congress said to do something. the justice department carefully pointed out -- >> they did not have to say yes. >> if they said no, they would have been vilified. >> all three of these cases went to trial with flawed primary witnesses could do not make a flawed witness your chief person. they were all very bad cases. >> especially when andy pettitte said that clemens told him he use ahdh and then said maybe he did it. it was over at
. >> roger clemens beat the rap on all six counts of lying to congress. want to clemons, john edwards, ted stevens -- roger clemens, john edwards, ted stevens, millions of dollars, hundreds of hours, what was the point? >> these were brought in cases. they should not have been brought. the higher ups in the justice department should have to answer for that. you have to have control of your lower-down prosecutors, some of whom have political ambitions, some of whom have no judgment....