An aide watches on the third day of the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Thursday at the Capitol in Washington in the House of Representatives, MP Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) On television. February 11, 2021. The House Democrats pursuing former President Trump dropped their case on Thursday, identifying it as a clear and present threat to United States democracy, which is sowing new violence like last month's deadly attack on the Capitol could, if he were not expelled, again in office. Erin Schaff / New York Times (Erin Schaff / New York Times)