Michael D'Antonio and Peter Eisner are the authors of the new book, " The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence." Thus weakened, Trump's departure by impeachment or other means would also open the door of the Oval Office to the vice president. In our reporting for a Pence biography called "The Shadow President," we found that the vice president is enormously influential in the current administration and the national Republican Party. A Hoosier, like Pence, he shares a long history with the vice president that includes a previous controversy involving anonymous actors. As a calm and highly religious man, Pence is deemed to be a counterweight to the impetuous and profane Trump.

Source: CNN September 08, 2018 23:15 UTC