Pence CAN:
1. Open the envelopes.
2. Announce what’s in ‘em.
3. Not show up & have Sen. Grassley stand in.

Pence CAN’T:
1. Ignore the electoral college.
2. Unilaterally declare POTUS.
3. Contradict his legal filing where he rejected idea that he could choose the President.

— Laura Coates (@thelauracoates) January 5, 2021