PRESSED PENCE, PRESSED HIM TO TRY TO FIND ALTERNATIVES TO

CERTIFYING BIDEN'S WIN, BASICALLY, FINDING A WAY THAT

BIDEN WOULDN'T GET TO THE 270 ELECTORAL VOTES THAT HE WON THAT

WOULD ULTIMATELY THROW THIS TO THE HOUSE.

AGAIN, TO BE CLEAR, PENCE CAN'T DO ANY OF THIS, AND IT PUTS HIM

IN THIS AWFUL, ALMOST UNTENABLE POSITION WHERE HE HAS TO DECIDE

BETWEEN HIS BOSS AND THE CONSTITUTION.

>> "THE ADVENTURES OF MIKE PENCE."

TONIGHT'S EPISODE, "THE UNCERTAIN CERTIFICATION."

>> I HOPE MIKE PENCE COMES THROUGH FOR US, I HAVE TO TELL

YOU.

>> HUH?

>> I HOPE THAT OUR GREAT VICE PRESIDENT, OUR GREAT VICE

PRESIDENT COMES THROUGH FOR US.

HE'S A GREAT GUY.

OF COURSE, IF HE DOESN'T COME THROUGH, I WON'T LIKE HIM QUITE

AS MUCH.

>> WHAT TO DO, FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION OR OBEY THE

PRESIDENT?

THE ANSWER IS CLEAR-- RUN AWAY!

>> MIKE PENCE, FLEEING HIS DUTY.

♪ ♪ ♪ FIGHTING OFF HIS FELLOW

REPUBLICANS.

>> DESIST, JOSH HAWLEY.

LEAVE ME OUT OF THIS, RON JOHNSON.

TED CRUZ, YOUR BEARD LOOKS RIDICULOUS.

>> EVEN BATTLING HIMSELF.

>> SCREW YOU, ME!

>> COULD THIS REALLY BE THE STATE OF OUR DEMOCRACY?

OR IS IT ALL JUST A HORRIBLE DREAM?

>> MIKE PENCE-- >> HUH?

>> STOP THE STEAL.

( SCREAMING )

>> Announcer: IT'S "A LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT."