An individual attempted to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh to prevent the Dobbs decision from being released.

Posted by VINCE, Aug 25, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Sources: 7 support
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 80%

VINCEAug 25, 2026

Court records and DOJ sources confirm Nicholas Roske attempted to kill Justice Kavanaugh in June 2022, and sources report he was motivated by the leaked Dobbs draft and wanted to stop Roe from being overturned.

What was said

… the MAGA Supreme Court, says Chuck Schumer, the very same person who stood on the steps of the Supreme Court, threatened the justices, which later led to some whack job trying to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh to prevent the Dobs decision from being released. That's who Chuck Schumer is. He's a bad person, and he's doing it again. And so he's saying that, like, the president is attacking voters and the court is illegitimate. This is, I mean, obviously, it's not shocking, but it's completely appalling. Trump's malicious effort, Schumer continues, to stop mail-in voting, to stop, look at the lies, baby, is nothing but election interference in broad daylight. He wants to make it harder for Americans to vote. Lie, just another lie, so they don't hold him accountable, he claims, for skyrocketing costs, illegal war, rampant corruption that are the hallmark of his administration. …

VINCE · Aug 25, 2026· from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. AP and Reuters report that Nicholas Roske, a California man, attempted to assassinate Justice Kavanaugh at his Maryland home in June 2022 and pleaded guilty to attempting to murder a Supreme Court justice.[1][2]

Supports. The Justice Department's sentencing release confirms Roske was sentenced to 97 months for attempting to kill a Supreme Court justice.[3]

Supports. Court reporting says Roske cited the leaked May 2022 Dobbs draft opinion as his motive, and a Newsweek report says his actions were driven by Kavanaugh's expected Dobbs vote.[5][6]

Supports. A congressional resolution and a Washington Examiner piece both state the plot aimed to stop the Dobbs decision, quoting Roske as saying he would stop Roe v. Wade from being overturned.[4][7]

Context. The sources describe the goal as stopping Dobbs from overturning Roe, not literally stopping the decision's release, and the leak had already occurred before the attempt; this wording difference does not change the core claim.[6][7]