In the final hours of his reign Emperor Trump and his scorched earth squad of shysters and sycophants is looking to Pence to save the day.  The Washington Post explains how this hail mary works.

Somewhat disingenuously the opinion piece appeals to Pence to choose truth over Trump and right the wrongs he had a hand in inflicting these past four years.

A slavish willingness to massage Trump’s ego at the expense of the American people has defined Pence from day one.

At its best it is woefully (and willfully) naive and at its worse an exercise in sophistry to even entertain that Pence will find the conscience or the courage in this eleventh hour to serve our country with honor.  Flexible, if not nonexistent, morals, a callous disregard for the rule of law, a fanatical belief in your own infallibility and zero patriotism were prerequisites for his position.  A slavish willingness to massage Trump’s ego at the expense of the American people has defined Pence from day one.  He has been an active participant in Trump’s destruction of the democratic principles that defined our nation.  He too has lied and schemed in the service of Emperor Trump.  Whatever his motivation (which matters not one wit) he too will live on in infamy.