The selection of Pence as VP was a bit controversial, and a concession to the neoconservative lobby. It's worth noting that he was also seen as favorable to the evangelical Christian lobby. A two for one VP pick.
It's interesting to see that the linchpin in the Flynn resignation is Pence. We know that many in the intelligence community were unhappy with Flynn, and we also know that Pence's neoconservative allies like Bill Kristol were also in opposition to Flynn. With the majority of pundits and media telling us that the essential reason for Flynn's downfall was not that he violated any laws, but that he lied to Pence, is it possible that this so-called terrible insult to Pence was strategically exaggerated, or perhaps even premeditated? Was Pence advised to come out strongly in defense of Flynn by someone with knowledge that it could later be used against Flynn?
Of course this is pure speculation, with no anonymous government officials providing any leaked information. Pence seems like a nice, honest, upstanding guy, but is it possible that he could be used by less than transparent forces for palace intrigue and sabotage?
You never know, but here is more speculation to ponder:
Mike Pence is using Donald Trump’s Flynn-Russia flap to try to get Steve Bannon fired
By Bill Palmer | February 15, 2017
It’s never been clear what role, if any, Mike Pence may have played in the Donald Trump campaign’s collusion with Russia to rig the 2016 election. But now that Pence has been publicly dragged into the scandal and found himself placed squarely in the middle of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s demise, Pence is now using the calamity to publicly call for the demise of an unnamed Trump advisor who is almost surely Steve Bannon.
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