1:05 pm ET August 30, 2010

Awaiting Clemens’ Arrival for Arraignment

Former all-star pitcher Roger Clemens is getting ready to hear federal charges against him. The prosecutors are saying the “Rocket” lied to Congress about using steroids. The Fox News Brainroom has the timeline of Clemens’ alleged steroid use:

Summer 1998: McNamee injects Clemens with steroids for the first time, according to McNamee testimony

August or September 2000: McNamee injects Clemens with steroids and HGH, according to testimony

August 2001: McNamee injects Clemens with steroids again, according to McNamee’s testimony

Dec. 13, 2007: Clemens is named in the Mitchell Report as a performance-enhancing drug user

Feb. 13, 2008: Clemens tells a Congressional panel he never has used steroids or HGH

Feb. 27, 2008: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform asks Justice Department to investigate if Clemens lied

January 2009: A federal grand jury is convened to determine whether Clemens should be indicted

Aug. 12, 2010: A federal appeals court refuses to reinstate Clemens’ defamation lawsuit against McNamee

Aug. 19, 2010: A federal grand jury hands down a six-count indictment against Clemens

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