I don't know what he was expecting Pence to do. The vice president can't do anything. However, what you are saying is that all Trump had to do is lie about what happened in the election.
The problem is that the Democrats are so full of hatred of Trump, even if he said that they still would be harassing him over something. They won't stop until they can fabricate something that they will make stick. House has no power to anything by impeach a sitting president. Those days are gone. They cannot impeach Trump now for 2 reasons. The obvious one is he is no long president, and the other reason is the House cannot impeach a private citizen. They have no authority to sentence Trump or anyone else to prison.
So, when they figure out a way to pin some bogus charge on him and the sentence him to prison, then you will know that Democrats are pure evil. They care nothing for the rule of law or the constitution.
And NO, that does not make him complicit. Do you seriously think Trump wanted the Democrats to harass him to death, like they are doing right now?
Pelosi, Hillary, Biden and Obama ALL need to be tried for treason for conspiring to take down a sitting president with made up, bogus accusations for the entire 4 years of Trump's term. The Democrat party should be disbanded for anti-American activities.