https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Richard_NixonAfter Ford left the White House in 1977, he privately justified his pardon of Nixon by carrying in his wallet a portion of the text of Burdick v. United States, a 1915 U.S. Supreme Court decision which stated that a pardon indicated a presumption of guilt, and that acceptance of a pardon was tantamount to a confession of that guilt.[8]
Still some weasel words in there, don't know if that's the wiki writer or it's actually in the decision: "indicated," "presumption," "tantamount." But I have not read the actual case cited.
I doubt the Court, being composed of lawyers, used such plain English as, "The SOB is guilty as hell if he accepts the pardon."
In the above plain-English version, feel free to use a "D" for "Daughter" in "SOB," and "she" for "he" as appropriate.
Terry, 230RN