Pitcher Roger Clemens returned to the nation's capital Monday, but this time, instead of answering questions and getting scolded by members of the U.S. House, Clemens hung out in the back rooms of the U.S. District Court and spoke four words.
Roger Clemens's only words during the hearing in U.S. District Court were "not guilty, your honor."
Clemens, 48, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner who could end up in jail if convicted of lying to Congress, arrived quietly at 9:30 a.m., and by the time he left about 2:45 p.m., he was surrounded by photographers during his 15-second walk from the side door to a black SUV.
The government is charging Clemens with six counts of making false statements, perjury and obstruction of Congress. A trial date has been set for April 5, just a few blocks from where Clemens testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that he had never used performance-enhancing drugs.
In one exchange that day, Clemens interrupted chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., who pounded his gavel and yelled at Clemens, "This is not your time to argue with me."
Monday, Clemens, wearing khaki pants and a dark blazer, arrived at the courthouse and had his mug shot and fingerprints taken, standard procedure for a defendant.
He and his four-man legal team, led by Houston-based Rusty Hardin, broke for lunch in the courthouse's cafeteria, where he had a sandwich and a bottle of water and signed autographs for the cafeteria staff.
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SOURCE: USA Today
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