Would-Be Assassin Arrested Outside Brett Kavanaugh’s Home As House Dems Stall on SCOTUS Security

An armed man who was arrested outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home on Wednesday morning told police he was planning to kill Kavanaugh, according to those close to the investigation.

People familiar with the investigation told the Washington Post they have reason to believe the man was motivated by the leaked Supreme Court opinion that shows Roe v. Wade will be overturned. The arrest follows a warning issued by the Department of Homeland Security last month that noted the potential increased threat of violence to justices, clerks, and clergy, which could heighten after the official ruling. The would-be assassin was taken into custody with a knife, pepper spray, and a gun, according to an NBC News report.

The breach near Kavanaugh’s home is the latest threat to the Court. The Washington Free Beacon reported in May that a radical leftwing group, ShutdownDC, is crafting plans to obstruct three critical points on Capitol Hill to block access to the Court building altogether on June 13. At a briefing the Free Beacon attended, one organizer said the group’s goal is to “expand the current political crisis.” A New York Times opinion writer in May had also urged pro-abortion activists to escalate protests targeting Kavanaugh.

The Senate passed a bipartisan measure beefing up Court security in May, after leftwing groups began picketing the justices’ homes. The bill is languishing in the House, where Democrats have shown no urgency about the issue. A senior GOP congressional aide told the Free Beacon that Democrats hope the protests will energize their base ahead of the midterms and “have every intention of riding it out as long as they can.”

Some House Democrats are pushing a poison pill provision that would extend security to law clerks or other Court staff. A Senate aide told the Free Beacon that measure is dead on arrival in the Senate.

The foiled attack comes as leftwing violence to pro-life advocates is on the rise. Abortion activists on Tuesday firebombed a pro-life pregnancy center in Buffalo, N.Y., the second attack of its kind since the leaked Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health opinion. From Washington, D.C., to Washington State, other pro-abortion activists have vandalized houses of worship and other pro-life pregnancy centers.

The Post said Kavanaugh’s would-be killer, who was found with burglary tools in his possession, was equally mad about a string of mass shootings over the past few weeks.

Kevin Daley contributed to this report.