Washington (CNN) Judge Brett Kavanaugh delivered the angriest partisan message heard from a Supreme Court nominee in modern times.

Referring to sexual assault claims made against him by Christine Blasey Ford, he asserted his innocence and then attacked Democrats.

"This whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit, fueled with apparent pent-up anger about President Trump and the 2016 election, fear that has been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the Clintons and millions of dollars in money from outside left-wing opposition groups," Kavanaugh said.

The judge who previously served as a top aide to President George W. Bush and worked for independent counsel Ken Starr's investigation of President Bill Clinton tossed aside his earlier judicious language of neutrality.

His declaration was the product of his personal anger, to be sure, and the move of a nominee whose professional and personal fate was on the line. But the result -- of his rhetoric and the overall tenor of the nomination -- means he could forever be marked as a politician on the bench rather than a neutral jurist.

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