US Vice-President Mike Pence has kept mum about last week's outpouring of new charges, convictions, allegations and testimony against his boss President Donald Trump and his bosses' administration and closest advisors.
Over the course of a two-day Wednesday and Thursday junket in Texas and Louisiana, Pence was repeatedly asked for a statement regarding the potential blowback of the conviction of Trump's former campaign chairman for bank and income tax fraud and a long-awaited plea deal from POTUS's long-swerving lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen.
As Pence's US Air Force Two revved its engines on the Texas tarmac, the VP avoided any form of reaction to pointed inquiries from the press as to whether apparent betrayals by Trump's closest advisors and staff could potentially lead to the impeachment or resignation of the 45th president — a turn of events that would thrust the nation's number two politician into the number one spot.
The vice-president has been noted for his avoidance of the seemingly endless bouts of dramatic and diverting palace intrigue flowing from the Trump White House.
Pence previously denied knowledge of former White House staff secretary Rob Porter's firing after allegations of spousal…
