(intransitive) (of a vessel, vehicle, etc) to admit of being guided in a specified fashion: this boat does not steer properly 6. steer clear of, to keep away from; shun
John McCain admitting that he was a âwar criminalâ and that was he pardoned by President Richard Nixon for his crimes are some of the current rumors about the Arizona senator. There have been rumors about McCainâs service.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI â Ken Gormley remembers asking Gerald R. Ford about his pardoning of Richard Nixon, and watching the former president pull a scrap of paper out of his wallet with a 1915 Supreme Court notation on it. That case, Ford maintained, clarified that a presidential pardon implies an admission of guilt by the person who receives it. âHe was so frustrated that the media and public never understood this piece of it,â said Gormley, a dean at Duquesne University School of Law and expert on the Watergate scandal. âPresident Nixon tried to not accept the pardon at first because he didnât want to admit guilt.