Grand Jury Investigating Clemens

Man, that would be terrible if they found wrongdoing.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/12/AR2009011201611.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR

 

Blue font intended?

Doesn't matter. A lot of people in Houston, believe it or not, are OK with this probe.

 

will be The Rocket be the subject for a future edition of "Lie to Me?"

 

And in other news, former Clemens attorney Lanny Breuer to head the Justice Dept Criminal Division.

 

call me crazy, but i have trouble believing anyone who has his lawyer leaning over every other minute coaxing him what to say. what did our moms used to tell us? something like: "son, if you don't have anything to hide or lie about, you can look me in the eyes and tell me." i know, i know. it's all of the legal mumbo jumbo that someone on the witness stand has to worry about or whatever, but i don't buy it.

 

I thought grand juries simply decided if there is enough evidence to hand down indictments. When did they begin investigations?

 

It's DOJ lawyers and the FBI doing the investigating and presenting it to the grand jury for consideration.

There have been examples of what's called "runaway grand juries," where GJ members ask to hear witnesses and take the case wherever they want to. I know of it happening in state systems, I don't know if the feds have different rules than can prevent it.

 

Odds on a pardon from GWB? I say 50-50.

 

We'll see how many years in the big house misremembering will get ya.

 

Yeah, it's just poorly worded in the story.

 

Wouldn't he have to be convicted of a crime first in order to receive a pardon? I'm not sure of the presidential pardon laws.

If so, Clemens has a week to get arrested, tried and convicted in order for GWB to pardon him.

 

no conviction needed, see Nixon, Richard M.