{"id":2494739,"date":"2025-10-04T18:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T22:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-would-be-kavanaugh-assassin-given-lighter-sentence-because-he-pretends-to-be-a-woman\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T18:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T22:32:01","slug":"trans-would-be-kavanaugh-assassin-given-lighter-sentence-because-he-pretends-to-be-a-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-would-be-kavanaugh-assassin-given-lighter-sentence-because-he-pretends-to-be-a-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Would-Be Kavanaugh Assassin Given Lighter Sentence Because He Pretends to Be a Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrans-would-be-kavanaugh-assassin-given-lighter-sentence-because-he-pretends-to-be-a-woman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2494739&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nicholas &#8220;Sophie&#8221; Roske, who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022, was sentenced to eight years in prison-substantially less than the 30 years recommended by prosecutors. During sentencing in Maryland, Roske informed the court that he identifies as a woman and is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >undergoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-doctors-and-hospitals-cant-be-forced-to-perform-gender-transition-surgeries\/\" title=\"...: Doctors and Hospitals Can\u2019t Be Forced to Perform Gender Transition Surgeries\">gender transition care<\/a><\/a>. The judge cited this as a factor in the lighter sentence, as Roske would face difficulties receiving treatment if placed in a male-only prison, per a Trump-era executive order. Roske aborted the assassination attempt after arriving near Kavanaugh&#8217;s home, later calling police and expressing suicidal thoughts. He was found carrying weapons and tactical gear and cited anger over the Uvalde shooting and a leaked Supreme Court draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade as motivation. The department of Justice plans to appeal the sentence, with officials deeming it insufficient given the severity of the crime.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nicholas &ldquo;Sophie&rdquo; Roske, the man who tried to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022, received a lenient prison sentence Friday after telling a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-new-legal-team-for-impeachment-defense-after-previous-team-collapsed\/\" title=\"Trump Announces New Legal Team For Impeachment Defense After Previous Team Collapsed\">federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-legal-team-files-appeal-after-obama-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-to-block-pennsylvania-from-certifying-its-results\/\" title=\"Trump Legal Team Files Appeal After Obama Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking to Block Pennsylvania From Certifying Its Results\">district court<\/a><\/a> he was a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Roske will serve eight years, rather than the 30 years prosecuting attorneys recommended during the trial in Greenbelt, Maryland, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/03\/us\/supreme-court-assassination-attempt-sentencing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In part, Judge Deborah Boardman based her ruling on Roske&rsquo;s &ldquo;identifying&rdquo; as a woman, something his defense attorneys disclosed in September.<\/p>\n<p>Roske revealed in court that, at the time of the crime, he was afraid to tell his parents about his true &ldquo;gender identity,&rdquo; The New York Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>Convicted as a man, Roske would go to a male-only prison, in accordance with President Donald Trump&rsquo;s January <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); 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Ellie Marranzini, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/many-arrested-for-january-6-capitol-riot-wont-get-prison-time\/\" title=\"Many Arrested For January 6 Capitol Riot Won\u2019t Get Prison Time\">federal public defender<\/a>, said.<\/p>\n<p>The pundit Richard Hanania posted to X on Saturday,&nbsp;&ldquo;Plan to kill a Supreme Court justice, get off easy because you&rsquo;re trans. This should probably be a Republican ad. Too many leftists are still completely out of their minds on this issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;The judge also said that a lower sentence was warranted because of an executive order issued by President Trump mandating that transgender women be held at male-only federal facilities, which she said could interfere with her continuing to receive gender transition care.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Plan&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mUMBUfHg4C\">pic.twitter.com\/mUMBUfHg4C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardHanania\/status\/1974475624288018739?\">October 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On June 7, 2022, in a plot to kill Kavanaugh, Roske flew from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-now-save-liberal-reporters-gunman-california-alleged-abc10-shooter-bail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a> to Virginia. After landing, he took a taxi to the justice&rsquo;s home in Maryland, according to a Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/nicholas-roske-sentenced-over-eight-years-prison-attempted-murder-supreme-court-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Early the next morning, U.S. Marshals spotted Roske exiting the taxi near Kavanaugh&rsquo;s home &mdash; he wore dark clothes and carried a backpack and suitcase.<\/p>\n<p>Roske aborted the mission shortly after, calling police to report himself. He was having suicidal thoughts and was planning to kill a Supreme Court judge, he told them.<\/p>\n<p>Police discovered that Roske possessed a pistol, dozens of bullets, a knife, pepper spray, some duct tape, a hammer, a crowbar, and some other tactical gear.<\/p>\n<p>He told police he was angry about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-timeline-school-shooting-uvalde-texas-unfolded-according-federal-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uvalde shooting<\/a>&nbsp;and the recently leaked Supreme Court draft decision, which would overturn Roe v. Wade weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/everything-table-bondi-warns-bad-actors-weaponized-legal-system-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attorney General Pam Bondi<\/a> said it wasn&rsquo;t over for Roske.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a disgusting attack against our entire judicial system by a profoundly disturbed individual,&rdquo; Bondi said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Department of Justice will be appealing the woefully insufficient sentence imposed by the district court, which does not reflect the horrific facts of this case,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Instead of the 30 years sought by prosecutors during the trial in Greenbelt, Maryland, Roske will serve eight years, The New York Times reports. Judge Deborah Boardman partly based her decision on Roske&#8217;s gender identity, which his defense revealed in September. At the time of the crime, Roske said he feared disclosing his true gender identity to his parents. If convicted as male, he would have been placed in a male-only prison per President Trump&#8217;s January executive order. However, Boardman noted this could disrupt Roske&#8217;s ongoing gender transition treatment and emphasized that the lighter sentence was mainly because Roske did not carry out his plan to kill Kavanaugh. His public defender stated that Roske had &#8220;a reality check&#8221; and reconnected with her humanity. 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