Yes, you're right.  Nothing says innocent like preemptively saying you can pardon yourself - Ha.  I didn't do it but if you prove I did, than I exonerate myself.  You do realize Trump is in over his head to Russian money, hence the reason he wont let you see his tax returns.  There is so much Russian money in our stock market right now it's ready to boil over,  Trump is just trying to keep a lid on it for payback.   Once this investigation hits its stride, hold on to your back end.