Congress asks Justice to launch Clemens perjury probe

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WASHINGTON, Feb 27, 2008 (AFP) — The US Congress on Wednesday asked the Justice Department to investigate whether star baseball pitcher Roger Clemens had committed perjury when he denied doping allegations during a key hearing.

Henry Waxman, chairman of the House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform committee and the panel's top Republican Tom Davis made the announcement in a letter to US Attorney General Michael Mukasey.

"We believe that his testimony in a sworn deposition of February 5, 2008, and at a hearing on February 13, 2008, that he never used anabolic steroids or human growth hormone, warrants further investigation," the lawmakers wrote.

The dramatic hearing featured an intense grilling of the 45-year-old pitcher and his former trainer...