I buy the following conspiracy theory:
Cliffs:
Trump, being the deal maker that he is & knowledgeable of how things really work, made a deal with Globalists to take on Pence (the Bilderberg, Jesuit, establishment Republican, Globalist), in exchange to get a fair shake. After taking on Pence, Fox news started laying off Trump.
The Globalists and Repub Establishment knew Trump was the only one that could defeat Hillary, so they put in Pence, their LBJ, Paul Ryan's best friend, & let Trump do the heavy lifting.
With Trump now in, the full establishment will look to impeach him, put Pence in and then they will get exactly what they wanted.
The deep state attack dog, the MSM, has brainwashed the left (and even centrist right) so greatly that Trump is Hitler, that by putting in Pence, it will seem like a win/win and they will go back to conducting silent wars, silently deporting millions and consent manufacturing.
Trump bit off more than he can chew -- if he does not go out quietly, he will be JFK'd. The Flynn event was a shot over the bow of his ship: play by our rules now or suffer the consequences.