Roger Clemens Trial: Jury selection begins in the second perjury trial for Ex-MLB pitcher
(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has added more prosecutors as it tries for a second time to convict former Major League Baseball player Roger Clemens of lying to Congress.
Clemens, the famed pitcher who won a record seven Cy Young Awards, will return to the District's federal courthouse Monday to be tried for a second time. He was indicted by a grand jury in 2010 for allegedly lying to lawmakers about using performance-enhancing drugs.
Jury selection in the new trial begins Monday.
A judge declared a mistrial on only the second day of testimony last July after prosecutors showed jurors evidence that he had been ruled inadmissible. The new trial is expected to last as long as six weeks.
According to the Washington Post, prosecutors, in their first round of opening statements, said Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs to prolong his storied career and then lied about it to a House committee.
Clemens allegedly obstructed a congressional inquiry with 15 different statements that he made under oath in 2008, including denials that he ever used steroids or human growth hormone. He is accused of lying and committing perjury regarding the same matters.
Clemens will now face a prosecution lineup of five lawyers which is more than double the two from his first trial. The Clemens team has six lawyers working on the case.
If convicted on all charges, Clemens could face 30 years in prison.