The New York Post reported last week that the man who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sentenced to just eight years in prison.

That fact was not well received by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has said that she will be stepping in to appeal. 

Bondi slams sentence as "woefully insufficient"

According to USA Today, the attorney general announced her department's intention in a social media post put up on Friday.

The attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a disgusting attack against our entire judicial system by a profoundly disturbed individual. @TheJusticeDept will be appealing the woefully insufficient sentence imposed by the district court, which does not…

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) October 3, 2025

"The attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a disgusting attack against our entire judicial system by a profoundly disturbed individual," she wrote.

"[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," Bondi added.

Judged concerned that Roske may not receive transgender care in prison

As the Post noted, Nicholas John Roske was sentenced to eight years and one month behind bars along with a lifetime of supervised release.

That sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman, who was appointed in 2021 by former President Joe Biden.

Boardman also drew attention to the fact that Roske now identifies as a transgender individual and has begun using the name "Sophie."

Specifically, the judge expressed concern over whether he would have access to hormone treatments and be forced to serve time in a male facility under the terms of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

Prosecutors had asked for a 30-year sentence

Meanwhile, the Post noted how prosecutors had submitted a sentencing memo to Boardman which asked that she give him a 30-year prison term.

They argued that Roske's plans "were extremely dangerous to the lives of multiple sitting judges, their family members, and the Constitutional judicial order."

Brett Kavanaugh’s would-be assassin gets just over 8 years in prison https://t.co/1OXktihD6F pic.twitter.com/vqCbpWJ1tQ

— New York Post (@nypost) October 3, 2025

"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," they added.