WASHINGTON — Chided by the judge for what he called confusing and mostly pointless cross-examination, Roger Clemens' lawyer is finally turning after 19 hours to his central accusation: that Brian McNamee doctored physical evidence to frame the former star pitcher.
Lawyer Rusty Hardin put up a picture of the gauze, needles and tissues that McNamee says he had used to inject Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs — along with the Miller Lite beer can in which he stored some of the evidence.
McNamee is Clemens' former strength and conditioning coach, and he testified this week that he injected the seven-time Cy Young Award winner with steroids and human growth hormone.
Clemens is accused of lying to Congress when he denied using those drugs.
Hardin intends to attack the integrity of the physical evidence.