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Originally Posted by packs
The evidence was that Pettitte openly admitted his mistakes and confirmed the report on him was true. The evidence against Pettitte was being named in the report.
Later on, Pettitte said during testimony that Clemens told him about using HGH. During cross, Pettitte's memory of the conversation reverted to him not being sure anymore.
I have friends. It's not a stretch for me to see myself walking back comments about them if I think I might be jeopardizing them by syaing anything at all.
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Beyond that, Clemens was the beneficiary of rulings that some evidence against him was inadmissible, including inconsistent statements he made and testimony from Pettitte's wife. There was also DNA evidence linking Clemens to vials, syringes, and cotton balls with steroids, but the defense was able to establish reasonable doubt because of chain of custody problems.
Clemens was guilty as sin, but his lawyers were better than the prosecutors. For what's it's worth, Bonds was ultimately not convicted either, but has also been blacklisted. As far as I know, Trump has never publicly complained about the treatment of Bonds.