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President Mike Pence? Understanding the man who could succeed Trump

Be careful what you wish for: the smooth ideologue is next in line if Trump falls

By Sam Tanenhaus  
June 21, 2017
July 2017

As scandal engulfs Donald Trump’s presidency, attention has turned, increasingly, to the man who would stand to gain from his downfall—Vice President Mike Pence. In May, hearings took place in the House of Representatives and Senate on the growing evidence of election-meddling by Russia. The FBI launched an investigation. Then in June, James Comey, the former head of the FBI, testified before Congress about Trump’s attempts to influence that investigation. Now Trump is officially under FBI investigation for obstruction of justice. Republicans in Washington and…

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