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Clemens
"But McNamee, under federal investigation for drug distribution, had a deal with prosecutors that gave him immunity for any truthful statements he made. He risked jail only if caught in a lie."
I think the truth is just a bit different. McNamee risks prosecution if prosecutors think what he says is untruthful. That's not the same thing as being caught in a lie. McNamee might just be telling the prosecutors what they want to hear, or what he thinks they want to hear.
In any event, McNamee wasn't under oath when he talked with Mitchell, and was under no legal compulsion either to tell the truth or not tell the truth.