Not only does Clemens have to go on trial for lying in front of Congress, but his lawsuit was basically thrown out against Brian McNamee today...
"A U.S. District judge in Houston dismissed most of Roger Clemens' defamation lawsuit against his former personal trainer Brian McNamee Thursday, agreeing that the court did not have jurisdiction to hear most of the case and that McNamee's conversations with George Mitchell were protected by his immunity deal with the government. Judge Keith P. Ellison agreed that because McNamee accused Clemens of using HGH and steroids while he was in New York to Mitchell and then repeated the accusations to SI.com reporter Jon Heyman, who is also in New York, the Southern District in Houston does not have jurisdiction (ESPN)."
Clemens could be in a lot of trouble, and not being able to go after McNamee is not going to help anything. This whole thing was to make McNamee look like the bad guy, but as more and more comes out it looks as if Clemens is going to have a real hard time defending himself during his upcoming trial. It will be real interesting to see if the government can really nail both Clemens and Bonds, arguably the best pitcher and hitter of all-time.
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