Regarding last info on Pence :
2 possible output :
It's a false move to let the PTB think he's (Pence) on their side, or, he's really on PTB's side and he's one of the last "big fish" Trump wanted to catch.
I also suppose that Trump takes into consideration the pressions that the people in who he trusts are actually experiencing, and I would suppose that he took the right measures to limit these pressions and protect these people. By protecting these people I mean them and their families, knowing that murder blackmailing is probably common to anyone surrounding and supporting Trump closely.
This new US series is really wonderfull, what a show !
To all : do not fall in despair, final output will be positive, just that the path to achieve it will probably be eventful.