On Aug. 19, a federal grand jury indicted Roger “the Rocket” Clemens, former Major League Baseball pitching great, for obstruction of Congress, false statements and perjury. These charges arose out of Clemens’s 2008 testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
These charges could and should have been avoided. However, Clemens’s poor choices all but ensured his indictment. His foolish decisions are a case study in how not to defend a government investigation. Clemens incorrectly concluded he could ignore basic rules of defense.
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