The would-be assassin of US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sentenced Friday to just over eight years in prison -- far less than the 30 years prosecutors had sought.
Sophie Roske -- who was listed under her birth name Nicholas Roske in court documents but has since chosen to identify as a woman and use female pronouns -- traveled to the justice's home in June 2022.Â
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