>>> in washington, d.c. today a federal jury found baseball great roger clemens not guilty of all charges in a perjury and obstruction case brought after prosecutors said he lied to congress about using steroids. our justice correspondent pete williams joins us from the federal courthouse in washington. pete, good evening.
>> reporter: brian, after a trial that dragged on for nine weeks it took the jury just over a day to find roger clemens not guilty of lying about performance-enhancing drugs. this is a huge legal victory for clemens, one of the most successful baseball pitchers of all time. for more than four years these charges have threatened to over shadow his long career.
>> i put a lot of hard work into that career, and so, again, i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. thank you all very much.
>> reporter: this verdict comes after other high profile steroid cases have fizzled too. slugger barry bonds was sentenced only to home detention for giving evasive answers about steroids and after spending millions in a worldwide investigation prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges against cyclist lance armstrong . so another setback for the government tonight, brian.
>> pete williams at the courthouse in d.c. tonight. pete, thanks.
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