The jury has reached a verdict in the Roger Clemens perjury case.
RT @nbcnews: BREAKING: The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Roger Clemens. It is to be announced in court around 4:20 p.m.
— Boston.com Red Sox News (@BDCSox) June 18, 2012
Immediate reaction:
MT @marychastain: I wish Congress cared about Holder lying to them as much as they do Roger Clemens lying to them. #RememberBrianTerry
— Jim Antle (@jimantle) June 18, 2012
RT @llondo: Given how quick the jury's returning a verdict in Clemens case, I'll put not guilty at 10:1 and "can we have autographs" at 3:2.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 18, 2012
General consensus is a quick verdict is good for #Clemens, but that's speculation. No clue what they decided.
— T.J. Quinn (@TJQuinnESPN) June 18, 2012
This roger Clemens situation is flat out stuck on stupid
— ms (@mel4bamagriz) June 18, 2012
IF convicted, Clemens could get max 30 years, though more likely to be 15-21 months under sentencing guidelines @Reuters #MLB
— Ed Tobin (@tobined) June 18, 2012
How much money did the government waste on this Roger Clemens trial?
— Ryan Cox (@RMCx2) June 18, 2012
Verdict in the Roger Clemens case will be announced in a few minutes. Comes only on the second full day of deliberations.
— Juliet Macur (@JulietMacur) June 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/king_conner/status/214815705508491266
If only Roger Clemens had led a gun running operation that led to the death of a Border Patrol agent instead of lying to Congress.
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) June 18, 2012
I will be shocked if #Clemens is found guilty. A quick deliberation by the jury is good for him. #MLB
— Will Kunkel (@WillKunkelFOX46) June 18, 2012
Why is our government even concerned with Roger Clemens?
— Li Tyler (@LiTyler1) June 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/baratunde/status/212522853768245248
Twitchy will update as soon as the verdict is announced.
On-scene reports rolling in.
People filing into courtroom. No sign of Clemens. Wireless still out.
— Jim Baumbach (@jimbaumbach) June 18, 2012
This live tweeting of the Clemens announcement is riveting.
— David Herrmann (@herrmanndigital) June 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/tremor_chris/status/214815164061585409
Heh.
“Roger Clemens” is, of course, currently trending on Twitter.
Update:
https://twitter.com/SBerthiaumeESPN/status/214817321422827521
Still waiting, Twitter users continue to amuse.
The fate of my baseball card collection is hinging on this verdict… #clemens
— Katelyn T (@kmtom) June 18, 2012
They're lying. RT @davidharsanyi: (AP) Jury says it has reached a verdict in Roger Clemens perjury case.
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) June 18, 2012
Nice.
Roger Clemens is really putting a crimp in my day. #iwannagohome
— Chris Hoenig (@Chris_Hoenig) June 18, 2012
Roger Clemens is guilty of a bunch of things, most of them not illegal. But this case should never have been brought.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) June 18, 2012
I applaud the Government for spending $20,000,000 on Clemens trial so I can use it to kill 90 seconds on my show tomorrow
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) June 18, 2012
When court case jokes collide:
To think that Roger Clemens could once have been the Democratic nominee for president of the United States.
— Jim Antle (@jimantle) June 18, 2012
Update: Not guilty on count one.
RT @ShannonBream: Clemens has arrived in courtroom. #VerdictWatch
— Ben (@WyattBEarp) June 18, 2012
Clemens, Count 1: Not Guilty
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) June 18, 2012
He walks.
Roger Clemens found not guilty on all counts in congressional perjury trial.
— Harrison Golden (@harrisongolden) June 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/qwertyler/status/214821367890186241
Consensus on Twitter is, shall we say, not very complimentary of the Department of Justice. Deservedly so.
https://twitter.com/amaeryllis/status/214824707747360768
Not surprised Roger Clemens was found not guilty of lying to Congress. DOJ prosecutions of Barry Bonds & him were giant wastes of taxpayer $
— Michael Pilla (@michaelpilla) June 18, 2012
@snarkandboobs @TwitchyTeam What a waste of taxpayer's money.
— Tony (@surplusnonsense) June 18, 2012
Clemens notwithstanding, lying to Congress is still a crime. Still waiting for Pelosi to ask DOJ to prosecute those CIA briefers.
— Matt Exotic (@MattCover) June 18, 2012
Error on DOJ — Roger Clemens acquitted on all perjury counts. Plans celebration w/ John Edwards, Bear Stearns hedge fund managers
— Edward Wyatt (@edwyattdc) June 18, 2012
“@washingtonpost: #BREAKINGNEWS Roger Clemens found not guilty of all six charges in his perjury trial.” & @Doj won't even question Corzine
— James Koutoulas (@jameskoutoulas) June 18, 2012
Not guilty verdict for Roger Clemens on obstruction of charges retrail another setback for DOJ- wondering why was congress probing doping?
— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) June 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/AlfredSpellman/status/214822524733751296
Maybe now they can focus on, you know, things like Operation Fast and Furious?