Washington (CNN) Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she will not hold a full House vote for now to authorize a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, a step Republicans and defenders of the President have demanded.

"There's no requirement that we have a vote so at this time we will not be having a vote and I'm very pleased with the thoughtfulness of our caucus with the path that we are on," Pelosi said in news conference Tuesday evening, following a meeting with her caucus.

Pelosi is not fully ruling out such a vote, a congressional aide confirmed to CNN, leaving her with the option to do so in the future, but she is not moving on it right now. She delivered this message to her caucus in their ongoing closed-door meeting Tuesday before speaking to reporters.

"We're not here to call bluffs. We're here to find the truth, to uphold the Constitution of the United States," she added Tuesday. "This is not a game for us. This is deadly serious, and we're on a path that is getting us to a path to truth and timetable that respects our Constitution."

Multiple sources told CNN that there were disagreements among Pelosi's team during the closed door meeting and among key committee chairs about whether to hold an impeachment inquiry vote -- one reason why there will not be a vote as of now, multiple sources told CNN.

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