Pence is not innocent

Vice President Mike Pence's chief lawyer and domestic policy director are leaving his office at the beginning of the new year, according to four sources familiar with the staff turnover.

  CNN

Oh, man. His chief lawyer? That doesn't sound good.

Not only did [Mark] Paoletta work on the Trump transition, but he also served as an outside counsel for Pence when he was a congressman. Paoletta is a high-profile lawyer in Washington who has served inside the government and a partner at the law firm DLA Piper. He will remain in the administration as the counsel for the Office of Management and Budget, according to one person familiar with the matter.

That even sounds worse. Sounds like he simply specifically does not want to be Pence's attorney.

[Daris] Meeks serves as Pence's director of domestic policy, another top position. He advised Pence on major issues such as tax reform and health care reform this last year. Meeks is expected to go back into the private sector, according to two people with knowledge of his plans.

One source added that Meeks helped on the Trump-Pence campaign in the summer of 2016, and also on the Trump transition. Meeks' departure is also notable because he is a longtime Pence aide. He served as a congressional aide when Pence was as an Indiana congressman.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.