Less than 30 minutes into the opening remarks of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing with Christine Blasey Ford, Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii got busted sending out fundraising emails to her supporters.

As noted by The Washington Free Beacon, Hirono wrote in the desperate email that she has been “fighting the Republicans who are desperate to rush Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination and deny a fair investigation into credible sexual misconduct allegations against him.”

Hirono serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee overseeing Thursday’s hearing, which will feature testimony from Ford and Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Ford alleges Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her roughly 36 years ago. Kavanaugh strongly denies the allegations.

Hirono has become one of the most extreme voices for the Left’s anti-Kavanaugh movement, recently demanding that President Donald Trump withdraw his nomination and claimed Kavanaugh’s “ideological agenda” was too conservative.

The fundraising email was so bad that even CNN reporter Kate Bennett tweeted out a screenshot of it on Thursday morning:

here come the fundraising-off-Kavanaugh-hearing emails — less than 30 minutes into opening remarks, this one from @maziehirono: pic.twitter.com/AOTEghweoG

— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) September 27, 2018

Here’s part of the email:

“This has to be my focus. I’m going to continue to prepare and demand a thorough investigation into these claims – and I am going to fight to make sure Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Deborah Ramirez, and any other woman who courageously steps forward to tell her story isn’t smeared by conservatives ready to walk over these credible claims against Kavanaugh.”

“What that means is I have limited time to campaign for our re-election or to fundraise – making us particularly vulnerable to right-wing attacks. So, while I’m focused on stopping Kavanaugh’s nomination and finding the truth, I’m asking you to step up now and ensure my team in Hawaii has everything they need to win our campaign in November. Can I count on you?”

Less than an hour later, Hirono sent out