Caving Into Relentless Questioning, Vince McMahon Admits He's Not Going to Cave in to Relentless Questioning

From a Congressional investigation into steroid use in professional wrestling comes this exchange with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon:

David J. Leaviss [senior investigative counsel]. In your trial, in the trial of Dr. George Zahorian, you admitted to having used steroids on at least one occasion.

Mr. McDevitt [Vince McMahon's attorney]. That's false.

Q You didn't admit to using steroids?

Mr. McDevitt. He didn't even testify in his trial. He didn't have to testify in his trial. We whipped the government's ass in 19 days without putting a witness on. Get your facts right. He didn't testify in the trial.

Q Is it true that your lawyer in that trial, Ms. Laura Brevetti, submitted that you had received steroids from Dr. Zahorian for personal use?

A I believe so.

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Q Several witnesses that have contacted the committee as part of the investigation have shared their perception that you may be using steroids or other performance enhancing drugs.

Mr. McDevitt. Fine. Do you have another question? We're not commenting on that.

Q Several witnesses have shared their perception of that and they have told us that in their view this perception weakens the Wellness Policy because it creates a sense that steroid use in the WWE is tolerated. Mr. McMahon, have you used steroids since 1996?

Mr. McDevitt. Stop. Do you have any other questions? Do you have any other questions?

Mr. Leviss. So you're instructing him not to answer.

Mr. McDevitt. Do you have any other questions?

Mr. Leviss. I do.

Mr. McDevitt. I don't have to instruct him. These are voluntarily.

Mr. Leviss. Sure.

Mr. McDevitt. Do you have any other questions?

Mr. Leviss. I do.

Mr. McDevitt. What are they?

Mr. Leviss. Is he not going to answer that question?

Mr. McDevitt. I'm not going to allow you to harass this man. How is that pertinent to anything about whether this wellness program works? And you came in here today professing you have an open mind and you're telling me that you didn't have this in mind when you wrote this list? Bullshit.

Mr. Leviss. I just finished telling you that there are witnesses who have expressed to the committee their perception ‐‐

Mr. McDevitt. I don't care about what your unnamed witnesses have said about your perception. You can take them and do with them what you want.

Q Mr. McMahon, have you used human growth hormone since 1996?

Mr. McDevitt. Do you choose to answer those questions to these people, Vince?

Mr. McMahon. No.

Mr. McDevitt. You now have your answer.

Q You're choosing not to answer the question or are you saying, no, you have not used it?

A I'm choosing not to answer the question.

Q Have you used any other performance enhancing drugs since 1996?

A I'm refusing to answer the question.

Q It wasn't clear to me on the steroid question whether ‐‐

Mr. McDevitt. Well, too bad if it wasn't clear. Do you have any other questions?

Ms. Safavian. We have not asked for names of any individuals in this investigation.

Mr. McDevitt. No, not one person.

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Q I would like it to be clear. I asked whether you've used steroids since 1996, and I'm not clear whether you're choosing not to answer that question or not?

A I'm not answering your question.

Mr. Leviss. Okay. Thank you. Anything else? Do you have anything else?

Ms. Safavian. No, we do not.