Pence could have . . . and he “did the right thing” because he didn’t.
“Pence could have”
The VP has NO constitutional powers to do anything other than “preside” over the Senate...or a joint session formed to consider electors.
However, the power everyone here is accusing Pence of not exercising is fully vested in POTUS on the criminal front, and Congress on the electoral front.
With both Trump and Congress...ALONG with state legislatures unwilling to exercise their constitutional powers...why would Pence assume and assert imaginary powers?
It’s a prima facie bullsh!t story.