Profanity-laced venting session because they have nothing else........

Kevin McCarthy's profanity-laced tirade overshadowed the special GOP impeachment briefing.

“If you think you scare me because you want to file a motion to vacate, move the fucking motion,” the speaker said at the top of the meeting.

By OLIVIA BEAVERS and JORDAIN 

Kevin McCarthy had convened a special conference meeting to detail the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. It instead turned into a profanity-laced venting session about the party's right flank.

The House speaker used the first half of the Thursday morning gathering to voice frustrations about hardliner resistance to his fervent attempts to stave off a government shutdown before a Sept. 30 deadline — and conservative threats to boot him from the speakership if he relies on Democratic help to do so. The typically affable McCarthy was clearly incensed, cursing in front of his members.

“If you think you scare me because you want to file a motion to vacate, move the fucking motion,” McCarthy said at the top of the meeting, according to three Republicans in the room, referring to the technical name of a vote that would oust him from leadership.

It's a sign of the broader frustration building among the majority of House Republicans, many of whom were receptive to McCarthy's blow up. Some have advocated for increased pressure on conservative members, who have shrugged at the idea of a shutdown and continued pushing spending priorities that would be rejected by the Democratic Senate and White House.

And McCarthy is dialing up the pressure, telling his members during the closed-door meeting that once they return to Washington next week they won’t leave until they’ve funded the government.

“We’re going to come back in next week and we’re not going to leave until we get the job done,” he told reporters after the meeting.

Conservatives shrugged off McCarthy's fiery aside, saying they've warned him for months where they are on spending: They want pre-Covid levels that amount to an overall a $1.47 trillion price tag.

“I wish he would’ve been combative on this three months ago,” said Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas), who is not a member of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus but closely aligns with the group.

But McCarthy's opposition extends beyond conservatives. Other Republicans also oppose passing individual appropriation bills without a larger deal on overall spending levels, an issue that forced leadership to punt a massive defense bill on Wednesday. At the same time, conservatives are also opposing a short-term spending bill that would buy Congress more time to negotiate spending bills, unless they get significant policy concessions and spending cuts that have no shot at passing the Senate.

Adding to the speaker's long list of problems: His members, including some of his allies, have starting privately complaining that their leader is not leading.

Republicans did eventually turn to their multi-pronged impeachment investigation. Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.), the three leaders of the inquiry, walked members through their findings so far and outlined where they will go next.

Comer is focused on Hunter Biden’s business deals, as Republicans hunt for a link to the president. No evidence has emerged that Joe Biden’s actions as president or vice president were a result of his son’s business arrangements. But Comer is preparing to request bank records from Hunter Biden and the president’s brother James Biden.

Jordan, meanwhile, is taking the lead on how the Justice Department and FBI handled the years-long federal investigation into Hunter Biden. As part of his investigation, Jordan said after the meeting that he signed two additional subpoenas for Justice Department officials this week — spokespeople for the Ohio Republican didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on the legal summons.

But the two men did not give a timeline for how long their inquiry will last, as they face competing demands from colleagues. Some want it wrapped by the end of the year, while others have privately talked about dragging it into 2024 to inflict maximum damage on Biden’s reelection bid.

“We have a very diverse conference,” Comer said. “It is hard to put a timeline on it.”