Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Would-Be Assassin Identifies As Transgender
Nicholas J. Roske, the 29-year-old who pleaded guilty in April to the attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, will be sentenced on October 3. According to a Friday court filing, Roske faces up to 30 years in prison. The Department of Justice said in the sentencing memo that they deem Roske's action as an act of terrorism.
As RedState reported, in June 2022, Roske traveled from California to Washington, D.C., for the sole purpose of assassinating Kavanaugh. Roske wandered the D.C. suburb near Kavanaugh's home armed with a pistol and ammunition, a crowbar, a "tactical knife," zip ties, and other implements in a duffel bag. However, when he saw the U.S. Marshals standing guard outside of Justice Kavanagh's home, Roske surrendered to them.
Here's an additional nefarious connection: in a Daily Wire exclusive, Nicholas Roske no longer identifies as male. He now wants to be identified as a transgender woman who goes by the name of "Sophie."
The man who attempted to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh identifies as a transgender woman and was deeply mentally ill and suicidal, according to court documents first obtained by The Daily Wire.
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A filing from Roske's defense attorneys shows that Roske now goes by "Sophie Roske" and that his legal team will refer to him using female pronouns. A footnote on the filing, obtained exclusively by The Daily Wire, explains that the defense will not use Roske's legal name "out of respect" for the would-be assassin.
"The case is captioned as United States v. Nicholas John Roske," lawyers for Roske state. "That name remains Ms. Roske's legal name, and she has not asked to recaption the case. Out of respect for Ms. Roske, the balance of this pleading and counsel's in-court argument will refer to her as Sophie and use female pronouns."