Consider that not that long ago, (1973) Spiro Agnew got in some serious trouble and resigned. Nixon promptly appointed Gerald Ford as Vice President. Then Nixon got into serious trouble of his own and resigned, and Gerald Ford became President. Not a vote was cast. Subsequently Ford pardoned Nixon for his crimes of Watergate . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2022/07/aint-it-hard/