WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge in the new Roger Clemens perjury case says some jurors in the first trial told him that retrying the famed pitcher was a waste of taxpayer money. That’s according to a newly discovered transcript.
U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton made the comment in a private meeting with lawyers for both sides last September. That meeting came hours before he ruled that Clemens must face another trial following a mistrial.
Walton did not specify how many jurors had told him that retrial would be a waste of money.
The question of whether jurors thought the investigation into Clemens was a waste of money came up during jury selection the first time, and is certain to come up again in jury selection for the new trial, which begins Monday.
