Logically-speaking, if Pence were really selfish, he would take his chances on boosting Trump, for if he were to take the derp side, he would just be one derp among many and could not count on them to give him whatever they may have promised him for his loyalty to them.
He can’t count on them to not go after him when they arrest Trump — just for the pure optics alone. After all, Pence served as VP for 4 years. If he thinks he is going to be able to successfully argue that he tried to stop Trump at every turn from doing destructive things (per what the derps will try to argue as destructive), he is delusional.
The Left wants scalps and will not be satisfied with just Trump’s. If Pence wants to save his scalp, there is only one way to do this. Once blood is in the water, it is in the water.
Pence either cares about being president or he doesn’t. If he does care, there is only one course of action for him to take to have a shot at being president.
If he doesn’t care and would be happy to make some coin sitting on boards, writing books, consulting, or being president of a university or something, he stands a better chance of getting a good gig with this after a 2nd successful term as VP.
If he wants his kids to get a good gig or be a senator, same thing.
His kids will go nowhere as the offspring of a jailed (or worse) former VP in a derp prison.
AZ LEGISLATURE READY FOR PENCE:
https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/SCR1002P.htm
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-fifth Legislature
First Regular Session
2021
SCR 1002
Introduced by
Senator Townsend
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
APPOINTING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS FOR THE 2020 ELECTION.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Whereas, it is the constitutional and legal obligation of the Legislature of the State of Arizona to ensure that the state’s presidential electors truly represent the will of the voters of Arizona; and
Whereas, pursuant to the direction of Congress as set forth in United States Code title 3, section 1 as authorized by article II, section 1, clause 4 of the Constitution of the United States, and state law adopted pursuant thereto, Arizona conducted an election for presidential electors on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 2020—that is, on November 3, 2020; and
Whereas, that election was marred by irregularities so significant as to render it highly doubtful whether the certified results accurately represent the will of the voters; and
Whereas, Congress has further directed in United States Code title 3, section 2 that when a state “has held an election for the purpose of choosing electors, and has failed to make a choice on the day prescribed by law, the electors may be appointed on a subsequent day in such manner as the legislature of such State may direct”; and
Whereas, that provision implicitly recognizes that article II, section 1, clause 2 of the United States Constitution grants to each state legislature, with stated limitations, the sole authority to prescribe the manner of appointing electors for that state; and
Whereas, the United States Supreme Court and other courts have explained that when a state legislature directs the manner of appointing electors, it does so pursuant to a grant of authority from the United States Constitution rather than by reason of any state constitutional or other legal provision, that this authority may be exercised by the legislature alone without other aspects of the normal lawmaking process, and that the state legislature’s authority over the appointment of presidential electors is plenary and may be resumed at any time; and
Whereas, because United States Code title 3, section 7 mandates that all presidential electors vote for President and Vice President of the United States on December 14, 2020, it is impossible to pursue this Legislature’s preferred course of action, which would be for Arizona’s voters to participate in a new, fair and free presidential election before that date; and
Whereas, in view of the facts heretofore recited, the Legislature is required to exercise its best judgment as to which slate of electors the voters prefer.
Therefore
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:
That the following individuals be and are hereby appointed presidential electors for the State of Arizona for the presidential election of 2020, any other certification or provision of law notwithstanding:
1. Tyler Bowyer.
2. Nancy Cottle.
3. Jake Hoffman.
4. Anthony Kern.
5. Jim Lamon.
6. Robert Montgomery.
7. Sam Moorhead.
8. Loraine Pellegrino.
9. Greg Safsten.
10. Kelli Ward.
11. Mike Ward.