Potentially 12 years of immunity if he goes this route and wins, which seems much more likely to happen than the route that sees him as president and a maximum of 4 more years of consequences delayed. As VP it would basically end his legal troubles permanently, and I think he wins from the backseat. I feel sick now that I have thought of this because it's obviously inevitable once it's realized he can't win at the top. The party will offer this to him. Nobody tell Rob Desantis this idea.