Here is a serious question!

[imanamerican63]

If Trump is impeached or resigns and Putin Perp Puppet #2 Pence becomes POTUS? Would he keep that snarky trashed lying Sarah Huckabee Sanders? I don't think I can handle listening to her much more!

[SHRED]

1. Manafort picked Pence as the running mate

So there's that.

[Hortensis]

3. No. The Koch brothers and those allied with them did.

The Danger of President Pence: Trump’s critics yearn for his exit. But Mike Pence, the corporate right’s inside man, poses his own risks.

Indeed, by 2011 Pence had reportedly become Charles Koch’s favorite potential candidate for President in 2012.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/23/the-danger-of-president-pence

Jane Mayer knows about as much as anyone about what the plotters represented by people like those in the hugely powerful Koch alliance are up to.

As for why they persuaded Pence to give up a decent shot at being reelected governor (with their help) to seemingly commit fast political suicide by running as Rump's VP, shouldn't we find out what they knew and when they knew it? And what they did with that information? We can be sure they didn't turn it over to the FBI.

Corruption is not disorder in our government but a reordering of government to serve a few.

[maveric]

2. They're cut from the same cloth.

Hateful, delusional Fundies. Of course he'll keep her around.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. It would be up to Pence.

When Nixon resigned, some administration officials stayed, others left.

In terms of cabinet heads, unless the successor President deems otherwise, they remain as is following a successor transition.

[PJMcK]

5. Don't you think Pence will be caught up in Mueller's investigation?

Bobbly Three-Sticks is going after all of the bad actors. This could include a huge number of people that aren't even being talked about right now.

The Russian infiltration of our system has been going on for a very long time. Trump is their Valedictory lap.