Judge sentences would-be Bessent assassin to six years in prison
A biological male who identifies as a woman was sentenced to roughly six years in prison on Tuesday after being accused of attempting to assassinate Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
TL;DR
- Riley Jane English, a biological male identifying as a woman, was sentenced to roughly six years in prison.
- English pleaded guilty to traveling to the U.S. Capitol with a knife and two Molotov cocktails in January 2025.
- The intended target was Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
- English abandoned the plan and turned herself in to the police.
- The judge cited the plan's impossibility, the suspect turning herself in, and mental health issues in sentencing.
- English expressed remorse and cited mental health struggles.
- She had initially considered other targets like Mike Johnson and Pete Hegseth.