Is There A Rumor Going Around That Pence Is Going To Resign Today?....

[global1]

I was in the other room last night and had the TV on pretty loud listening to Brian Williams 11th Hour. I'm not sure if I heard correctly - but it had to do with a Bill Kristol comment that Pence was going to resign Tuesday - one day before he was to preside over this electoral college decision.

What's up with this?

[herding cats]

1. It stems from this tweet of his.

Link to tweet

OK you wanted outside the box:

1. Pence would prefer not to subvert the Constitution on Jan. 6.

2. But Pence feels a strong sense of loyalty to Trump.

3. And Pence wants to avoid a demand that he pardon Trump upon a Trump resignation Jan. 19.

So: Pence resigns as VP tomorrow.

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It's just a joke, it's never gonna happen.

[LisaL]

2. That sounds like complete and utter nonsense.

If Pence doesn't want to be there tomorrow, all he has to do is not show up. He doesn't need to resign.

[herding cats]

9. My impression was it was a baiting joke at Pence's expense.

It was never intended seriously. It was due to all the reporting he has been "agonizing" over his loyalty to Trump and doing his constitutional duty.

I admit, the blather over Pence's alleged angst was tiring.

[Hortensis]

15. This. And at the blatherers. :)

[CanonRay]

10. Bear in mind that Bill Kristol is known for being wrong about everything

[Wounded Bear]

17. Pretty sure he was just being sarcastic here...

YMMV

[UTUSN]

3. You're a trustworthy reporter/poster, so *wow*!1 DRUMPF has blessed us with bizarre the Normal!1

[Make7]

4. Perhaps it was about the rumor Pence would not be overseeing the Electoral Vote count.

For A Second It Looked Like Grassley Was About To Rescue Pence From Sealing Trump’s Defeat

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On Tuesday morning, Roll Call reported that Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the president pro tempore of the Senate, said he would replace Vice President Mike Pence as presiding officer when Congress certifies the 2020 election results beginning on Wednesday.

“We don’t expect him to be there,” Grassley said of Pence, according to Roll Call.

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George Hartmann, Grassley’s deputy communications director, clarified the senator’s comment in an emailed statement amid the confusion, asserting that Roll Call’s report was a “misrepresentation.”

“Sen. Grassley did not say he would preside over the joint session, but instead indicated that he would preside over the debate in the Senate—as president pro tempore of the Senate—if the Vice President is not present for any portion of that debate,” Hartmann said.

Grassley “has every expectation that the Vice President will be present on the hill Wednesday,” the spokesperson added.

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/for-a-second-it-looked-like-grassley-was-about-to-rescue-pence-from-sealing-trumps-defeat

[JustAnotherGen]

7. Thank you

That makes more sense than Pence stepping down as the VP.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. my mom

Heard that last night and brought it up on our daily call.

That would put Pelosi in as VP.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. No, it would not make Pelosi VP. There is no line of succession for VP.

If the vice president resigns, dies or otherwise can't serve, the president appoints somebody else, who has to be approved by both houses of Congress.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Kristol cautioned that this scenario is outside the box. And it is.

I doubt very much that it will happen - and even if it did, the ceremonial task of opening the EC ballot certificates and reading the results would go to Chuck Grassley and the process would continue.

[Mike 03]

14. Agree. Very very "outside the box"

That's a good way of putting it.

[FSogol]

11. Pence is stiff, but doesn't have a backbone. Does anyone really think he'll get some principles now?

[Mike 03]

12. FWIW: CNN just reported that Trump is taking Pence to lunch right now.

They were talking about how much pressure Trump is subjecting him to.

(Haven't heard the rumors.)

[global1]

16. Is Trump Taking Pence To Lunch Or Is Pence Taking Trump To Lunch?....

Trump better be careful about just how much pressure he subjects Pence to. Pence might just up and resign if he feels too hard a press on him by Trump and if Mother approves.

[panader0]

19. Take another look and tell me Mikey--Who's Zoomin' Who?

[essme]

18. Pence probably suggested a VERY public, crowded restaurant

Pence isn't completely stupid- he's a dork, but he is not stupid.

If he's smart, he'll put his voice recorder on the phone and place it on the table between them. And, invite his lawyer as his "date."

[samnsara]

13. pence should all of a sudden finds hes been exposed and needs to quarantine for life

[keithbvadu2]

20. Aha! VP Ivanka.

Aha! VP Ivanka.

[Gothmog]

21. The Lincoln Project has had fun with trump's relationship with Pence

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