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Around richard nixon. steinbrenner was con viconvicte making illegal contributions to nixon's campaign which got him suspended from baseball for a period of time. the yankees owner sought a pardon. in making the case for clemency, his lawyers noted his cooperation with the fbi. in one case he was said to allow an undercover agenting to receive calls at his office over a three-year period. and in another, his lawyers wrote mr. steinbrenner knows that he placed the lives of his family and himself in jeopardy through being involved in a terrorist matter and knows he made the right decision becaus...