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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.”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. 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.Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his political opponentsU.S. President Donald Trump has urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to have the Justice Department pursue legal action against several of his political adversaries.unbranded - NewsworthyContributing: USA TODAY’s Bart Jansen
