Wash Post: Jenkins: Roger Clemens trial: Government overstepped its bounds

Roger Clemens should never have been in court. That was the real verdict that came out of his trial for lying to Congress about whether he used performance-enhancing drugs….

The entire case against Clemens consisted of the shifting and unreliable account of a proven dope dealer, Brian McNamee, who was motivated by immunity. McNamee’s story changed yet again on the witness stand, and his account was contradicted at almost every turn.

He claimed to have saved some physical evidence from a decade ago — in a beer can. A beer can. Federal prosecutors brought a case into court based on a beer can — and that’s exactly the standard they lived up to….

Ninety-three federal officers became involved in the case against Clemens. To repeat: 93 federal agents were sicced on Clemens for a simple statement he made before Congress about what he put in his body while playing baseball. And all they came up with was a beer can and clearly impeachable testimony.