AdvertisementThe legal group said the settlement reflects an acknowledgment that the Biden-era DOJ and FBI overreached in their handling of Vaughn’s case. Vaughn thanked Trump for the pardon, the Thomas More Society, and the supporters who prayed for his family. The agreement follows a similar seven-figure settlement between the Trump DOJ and Mark Houck, another prominent anti-abortion father and activist who sued over his 2022 arrest at his Pennsylvania home. AdvertisementAfter Trump returned to office, the DOJ issued new guidance sharply limiting abortion-related FACE Act prosecutions and civil actions. The Biden DOJ brought FACE Act cases against dozens of anti-abortion activists after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.