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Angry Kavanaugh denies Ford accusation, sees ‘disgrace’

Washington • In a defiant and emotional bid to rescue his Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when both were high school students and angrily told Congress that Democrats were engaged in “a calculated and orchestrated political hit.”

"You have replaced 'advice and consent' with 'search and destroy," he told the Senate Judiciary Committee, referring to the Constitution's charge to senators' duties in confirming high officials.

He vowed to continue his effort to join the high court, to which President Donald Trump nominated him in July.