Congressional Committee Prepares Clemens Referral

The New York Times has reported that staff members of the Congressional Commitee before which baseball icon Roger Clemens and his former personal trainer Brian McNamee recently testified regarding Clemens alleged use of performance enhancing drugs have drafted a letter asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Clemens committed perjury. The request reportedly relates to both Clemens public testimony and the deposition that he gave to staff lawyers before the hearing. The Times reports that, as of this time, the draft letter does not similarly request that McNamee be investigated. Perhaps once the Congress and Justice Department determine whether Roger Clemens lied about taking steroids, it can get on to really important business. Like figuring out how pervasive the New England Patriots illegal spying program was.