WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is asking a judge to question star pitcher Roger Clemens about his knowledge of a potential conflict of interest his lawyer may have involving former teammate-turned-prosecution-witness Andy Pettitte.
Prosecutors filed a memo Thursday suggesting questions that U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton should ask Clemens and his attorneys at a hearing Wednesday.
They want the judge to ask the seven-time Cy Young Award winner if he understands that lawyer Rusty Hardin has a potential conflict because he briefly advised Pettitte before the December 2007 release of a report that both players used human growth hormone.
Prosecutors also want to make sure Clemens’ lawyers haven’t revealed anything to him about their advice to Pettitte.
Clemens goes on trial in July on charges of lying to Congress about drug use.
