Many believe that the person who plotted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh got off with an embarrassingly light sentence -- so much so that the Department of Justice is stepping in.
According to the New York Post, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed over the weekend that she will appeal the "woefully insufficient" sentence handed down to what she described as a "profoundly disturbed individual.'
Attempted killer Nicholas Roske, who later claimed he was transgender, was only sentenced to eight years in prison and lifetime supervision, which is exactly what his defense attorney was hoping for.
The light sentencing sparked outrage, with many immediately demanding that Bondi get involved and work to make it a much tougher punishment.
Bondi held nothing back in her statement, vowing to appeal the ruling, which was handed down by Maryland US District Judge Deborah Boardman, a Joe Biden-appointed judge.
"The attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a disgusting attack against our entire judicial system by a profoundly disturbed individual,” Bondi wrote on X.
She added, "@TheJusticeDept will be appealing the woefully insufficient sentence imposed by the district court, which does not reflect the horrific facts of this case."
Prosecutors from the Justice Department sought a much tougher sentence.
The Post noted:
DOJ prosecutors sought a prison term of 30 years to life for the man who targeted the high court justice in June 2022, arriving in a taxi outside Kavanaugh’s Chevy Chase, Md., home with a Glock 17 pistol, ammunition, a tactical light, zip ties, pepper spray and burglary tools.
"The defendant’s actions and intent — which were determined, focused, and undeterred for months — were extremely dangerous to the lives of multiple sitting judges, their family members, and the Constitutional judicial order," DOJ prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo.
They added, "The sentence imposed in this case must send the powerful message, both to the defendant and to others who contemplate committing assassination to obstruct judicial independence, that these ends never justify the means and that the consequences are not worth engaging in these acts."
The would-be killer apologized for his actions, claiming he made a grave mistake and said he felt remorse for his decisions.
“I can see now how destructive and misguided such acts are, and am ashamed to have not recognized these things sooner," he wrote in a court declaration.
Sadly, the judge fell for it, and with any luck, the ruling will be strengthened on Bondi's watch.
