I know conventional wisdom is that Trump won& #39;t leave office without a pardon -- self- or from Pence. But it& #39;s REALLY unclear whether even this stacked SCOTUS would approve a self-pardon. And I& #39;m not sure Pence really has an incentive.

Plus, if Trump is pardoned, he and everyone he pardons can be forced to testify under threat of contempt.
There& #39;s some REALLY ugly stuff that Pence would be on the hook for.

Then consider this: Pence spends a shit-ton of time in Grand Rapids. He knows what the legacy of Ford is, who at least got to be President and had more success in the House.

He doesn& #39;t want to be Ford 2.

Finally, this is where the Koch/DeVos world that pays Pence& #39;s bills may choose to take out the Trump world for the short term. If Pence doesn& #39;t pardon, Trump will be wrapped up for the foreseeable future.