AG Pam Bondi: DOJ to appeal 'insufficient' sentence for Kavanaugh's wouldbe assassin Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY October 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM 34 Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Department of Justice will be appealing the 'woefully insufficient' sentence for the wouldbe assassin of Suprem...
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY October 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Department of Justice will be appealing the 'woefully insufficient' sentence for the would-be assassin of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
A Maryland federal judge sentenced Sophie Roske of Simi Valley, Calif., on Oct. 3 to eight years in prison for flying across the country to Kavanaugh's house with a gun and other weapons. Federal prosecutors were seeking "at least 30 years to life."
"The attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a disgusting attack against our entire judicial system by a profoundly disturbed individual," wrote Bondi in a post on X. "@TheJusticeDept will be appealing the woefully insufficient sentence imposed by the district court, which does not reflect the horrific facts of this case."
More: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's attempted assassin gets 8 years
Roske, who pleaded guilty in April, apologized for putting Kavanaugh and his family through the incident in a five-page, handwritten note submitted to the judge Sept. 19.
She said she had been undergoing therapy and said she realized that violence is not the solution.
Roske was upset about a leaked Supreme Court draft decision overturning the right to abortion.
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh listens to remarks at Vice President JD Vance's residence during a visit by Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin, ahead of St. Patrick's Day, in Washington, D.C., on March 12, 2025.
As part of a guilty plea, Roske admitted that on June 7, 2022, she flew from Los Angeles International Airport to Dulles International Airport with a firearm and ammunition in a checked suitcase, according to DOJ.
Roskie arrived at Kavanaugh's home with a gun, ammunition, pepper spray, zip ties, a hammer, screwdrivers, duct tape and other items.
Contributing: USA TODAY's Bart Jansen
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