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Trump mocked Pence, joked about him wanting to 'hang' gays in a New Yorker profile

President Donald Trump and his administration are beset by controversies and scandals that refuse to go away. His list of critics is growing. Some of his allies are abandoning him. Others are calling for his impeachment. Even former White House chief strategist and Trump whisperer Steve Bannon has, according to Vanity Fair, told people he thinks Trump has a mere 30 percent chance of completing his term.

With all that on the table, the New Yorker's Jane Mayer took a deep look at the political and financial forces behind Vice President Mike Pence, the man who would succeed Trump in the event of his ouster.