Someone Explain This 'Shutdown' to Me?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Actually, we do.  In the US treason consists of levying war against the US or giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the US.  Case law has determined that 'levying war' means an actual physical, shooting war and 'enemies' means States with which the US in in a state of open or declared war.

Since Trump hasn't started an armed insurrection, and you aren't currently at war with any States, there's no possibility of treason.

Boru

At best they can try and impeach him, but they've already tried multiple times and couldn't even get a simple majority with the democrats.  They might be able to push it now, but I don't think they will.  Even if they did, they may be shooting themselves in the foot for 2020 because then it would make Pence the front runner.  This is just my personal opinion, but I think he would be a lot harder to run against in 2020 just because he articulates things better than Trump and he hasn't had the same monkey on his back for the past 2+ years.

Whether he's impeached will depend in large part on what Mueller's investigation reveals.  I think a more likely scenario is that Trump will be pressured into resigning, Pence will pardon him, because of which Pence will lose in 2020 (a la Gerald Ford).

Boru