Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The attorney representing pitcher Roger Clemens in the investigation of steroids in baseball compared the player's case to the prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players who were accused of raping a woman, only to be found innocent later.

``You are about to see the second edition of the Duke case,'' attorney Rusty Hardin said at a press conference in Washington. ``I warn you, in five, six or seven months, any of you who got on the bandwagon about Roger taking steroids is going to be embarrassed. It's a fabricated story.''

Hardin's comments came after Clemens meet with members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that included Chairman Henry Waxman and ranking minority member Tom Davis. The panel will hold a Feb. 13 hearing on drug use in Major League Baseball.

Hardin said Clemens will have more meetings tomorrow with committee members that he didn't see today, without naming which ones.

At the same time Clemens was talking informally with lawmakers, his former trainer Brian McNamee was giving sworn testimony to House lawyers about his claims that he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone between 1998 and 2001. Clemens gave his deposition two days ago.

Richard Emery and Earl Ward, McNamee's attorneys, presented photographs today to lawyers from the U.S. House of Representatives and later the media of what they said was the physical evidence turned over last month to federal investigators.

Needles, Beer Can

The photos showed hypodermic needles, alcohol pads, gauze and testosterone ampules, along with a beer can in which used needles were stored. McNamee claims the material was used to inject Clemens with strength-building drugs.

The physical evidence was given to federal investigators on Jan. 10.

In former Senator George Mitchell's report on steroids in baseball, McNamee said he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone. Clemens has repeatedly denied taking the performance-enhancing substances. He said that McNamee only injected him with the vitamin B-12 and the painkiller Lidocaine.

To contact the reporters on this story: Vince Golle in Washington at vgolle@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: February 7, 2008 18:50 EST