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| Petey Arms |
Lawmaker wants FBI to drop Clemens probe
Associated Press
A Democratic congressman asked the FBI on Wednesday to drop its investigation of Roger Clemens because the pitching great had suffered enough from the probe into steroid use.
Rep. Anthony Weiner, a candidate for New York mayor in 2009, said the FBI is too busy with more important crimes to spend time trying to determine if the ex-Yankees pitcher lied to Congress about taking performance enhancing substances.
"Roger Clemens has been shamed. I think the public record is replete with examples of how he did not likely tell the truth. What is the public benefit of continuing with an FBI investigation?" Weiner said.
Weiner also suggested his fellow lawmakers had gone far enough with inquiries into steroids use by professional athletes and should let professional sports league handle the matter.
"The real incentive to clean up this mess is not a governmental one," said Weiner, a Mets fan whose district includes parts of Queens and Brooklyn.
The FBI took over the Clemens case after Congress asked the Justice Department to look into Clemens' testimony at a Feb. 5 deposition and a Feb. 13 hearing. Weiner is not a member of the House Oversight and Government Committee, which heard from Clemens.
Clemens testified he never used steroids or human growth hormone; his former trainer testified he injected Clemens with such substances at least 16 times from 1998 to 2001.
If investigators conclude Clemens lied on critical details, he could face charges of perjury, making false statements or obstruction of justice.
In a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Weiner wrote: "Whether or not Roger Clemens may have committed perjury should not compete with real national security threats for the FBI's time, attention and resources."
There was no immediate comment from the Justice Department on Wednesday. |
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| LennyD23 |
That's nice. He's been shamed. That's enough punishment, right?
Tell that to Marion Jones. Like Al Sharpton wouldn't be all over that like his rally folk at a Bar-B-Q. |
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| KingOfAllWhites |
lol, why didnt he say the same thing when the Bill Clinton shit was going on? The FBI was invesitgating a god damn BLOWJOB!!
Perjury is perjury! |
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| Pocc |
Quote: Originally posted by KingOfAllWhites
lol, why didnt he say the same thing when the Bill Clinton shit was going on? The FBI was invesitgating a god damn BLOWJOB!!
Perjury is perjury! |
Clemens should have been paying people off before this all happened. Its too late to be doing it now his HOF chances are gone. |
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| Rammstein Musik |
| i thought only Republicans were on his side. |
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| welkdude |
Quote: Originally posted by KingOfAllWhites
lol, why didnt he say the same thing when the Bill Clinton shit was going on? The FBI was invesitgating a god damn BLOWJOB!!
Perjury is perjury! |
That's the problem.....Clemens didn't give any BJs |
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| sorabji_66 |
Quote: Originally posted by LennyD23
That's nice. He's been shamed. That's enough punishment, right?
Tell that to Marion Jones. Like Al Sharpton wouldn't be all over that like his rally folk at a Bar-B-Q. |
Marion Jones was implicated in a cheque fraud scheme. A totally different ball game.
Her exact details in it are as mysterious as the reason for Chad Kilger going AWOL on the Leafs AND the Panthers, to whom he was traded recently. |
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| KingOfAllWhites |
Quote: Originally posted by welkdude
That's the problem.....Clemens didn't give any BJs |
Not that we know of...........yet!! :D |
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| LennyD23 |
Quote: Originally posted by sorabji_66
Marion Jones was implicated in a cheque fraud scheme. A totally different ball game.
Her exact details in it are as mysterious as the reason for Chad Kilger going AWOL on the Leafs AND the Panthers, to whom he was traded recently. |
What are you talking about?
She was sentenced for both... it's not a different ball game, at all.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/...toryId=18028502
January 11, 2008 ยท Track star Marion Jones was sentenced Friday to six months in prison for lying about using steroids, and two months concurrently for her role in a check-fraud scheme. The sentencing judge said Jones' punishment should send a message to athletes who cheat with performance-enhancing drugs.
Two months, concurrently. The jailing is for the 'roids. |
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| bigben07 |
Anthony Weiner, a candidate for New York mayor in 2009 now a a political candidate wouldnt be trying to get some votes fro the nyc mayoral job now would he nooooooooooo.
dont know much about this guy but i do know 1 thing he has the proper last name for a politician. |
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| welkdude |
Quote: Originally posted by bigben07
Anthony Weiner, a candidate for New York mayor in 2009 now a a political candidate wouldnt be trying to get some votes fro the nyc mayoral job now would he nooooooooooo.
dont know much about this guy but i do know 1 thing he has the proper last name for a politician. |
Uh....heh heh....his name is Weiner....heh heh |
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| sorabji_66 |
Quote: Originally posted by sorabji_66
Marion Jones was implicated in a cheque fraud scheme. A totally different ball game.
Her exact details in it are as mysterious as the reason for Chad Kilger going AWOL on the Leafs AND the Panthers, to whom he was traded recently. |
The questioning came under testimony for a cheque fraud. Without the cheque fraud there were no questions asked. |
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| havoc |
Quote: Originally posted by sorabji_66
The questioning came under testimony for a cheque fraud. Without the cheque fraud there were no questions asked. |
what da fuck is a cheque? |
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