Congress Refuses to Release Audio of Clemens’s Deposition

The U.S. Congress refused to release audio of a 2008 deposition of Roger Clemens, a decision that a federal judge said might compromise the ex-Yankees pitcher’s perjury prosecution at a later stage in the case.

U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, chastising lawmakers for failing to provide the recording, said Clemens’s trial on charges of lying to Congress, which began today, will move ahead without it. He said he wasn’t sure how the absence of the recording might affect any appeals if the seven-time record Cy Young Award winner is convicted.