I agree with DIS here that Pence appears to me as a stand-up guy. Not certain why he gets caught up in this.
His support for Ryan in my opinion is limited to the fact they come from the same “neck of the woods” (Wisconsin, Indiana) and not much else.
As far as I can tell, Pence has always backed up DJT and I think he has a genuine expression of faith in JC. I don’t have a lot of history on Q threads to understand the “negatives” of Pence, but my truth radar says Pence is firmly on the side of justice.
Pence endorsed Ryan for Speaker in 2016. So what??