Comes down to the final three choices.
Pence can
A. Delay for 10 days (most likely outcome)
B. Certify for Biden (Second most likely outcome)
C. Elect Trump (Least likely outcome)
And that's all there is to it.
More hurry up and wait I suppose. I mean all time limits have gone out the window so I'm guessing Jan 20 comes and goes rather uneventfully.
This makes sense when you consider Pompeo's statement "We will have a smooth transition to a 2nd Trump term"
It's possible sure.
Trump himself at his rallies has said multiple times that he was shocked at how deep the swamp really was.
Yeah you could call it a reward.
Have you ever seen The Sopranos?
Mafia trade "No show jobs" all the time. Also "No work" jobs.
No show jobs means you hold a position in the company on paper only to show you have a legitimate source of income but you never have to show up.
Rosenstein's reward would be a "No work" job. Which is again a position on paper to show a legitimate source of income. Often in the mafia these would be like "Union safety inspector" jobs. You don't have to do any work but you do still have to show up and be there.