House Democrats prosecuting the case against Donald Trump are signaling privately and publicly they will likely avoid a dramatic showdown with the former President and are unlikely to issue a subpoena compelling his testimony.

• Trump quickly rejects request to testify at impeachment trial • Analysis: A trend that should worry Republicans

CNN legal analyst Elie Honig and CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger explain what testifying at his Senate impeachment trial could mean for Donald Trump.

The House impeachment managers on Thursday requested Donald Trump testify at his upcoming Senate impeachment trial, in a dramatic move to try to get the former President on the record about his conduct surrounding the January 6 riots at the Capitol.

The House impeachment managers are requesting former President Donald Trump testify before or during his Senate trial. Read the letter from lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin:

Should the House managers prosecuting Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial call witnesses to appear before the Senate? The answer is yes. The reason: the outcome of the former president's first impeachment trial.

• Opinion: The hideous entitlement of these two charged in Capitol riot • Woman charged in riot asks judge to let her take vacation • 'He lost my vote': Trump supporter on GOP lawmaker's impeachment vote

House Republicans voted that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) should keep her post in House GOP leadership after she defended her support for impeachment as a vote of conscience during a contentious closed-door GOP conference meeting, a source with knowledge of the process told CNN.

CNN's Kyung Lah speaks with Trump supporters in Washington state who say they feel betrayed after Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) voted yes on the articles of impeachment of President Donald Trump.