Intermediaries for potential 2024 VP candidates like Elise Stefanik, Kristi Noem, and Tim Scott have sought advice from former Mike Pence advisers. They asked about navigating the Trump vetting process as VP candidate and how Pence survived the 2016 competition for the slot. While Pence is now toxic in Trump circles due to Jan 6th events, his team still understands how to operate within the Trump orbit. The conversations have been preliminary and off the record, with the principals and advisers not wanting their veep ambitions to be obvious.