House Republican leaders not whipping Trump impeachment vote
House GOP leadership will not be encouraging members to vote for or against Democrats' impeachment push Wednesday or on a resolution later Tuesday calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, according to House leadership aides.
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House Leader Kevin McCarthy has already announced that he does not support impeachment, but sources tell ABC News that it’s possible some Republicans may vote to impeach Trump.
On a private House GOP-wide conference call that lasted roughly two hours on Monday evening, GOP Conference Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the chamber, told members that they should "vote their conscience" and not as a "political vote," sources familiar confirm.
Cheney has not said if she will support the article of impeachment against Trump, but is not a Trump loyalist and has already shown she is not afraid to split with the party.
-ABC News' Benjamin Siegel and Mariam Khan