Trump DOJ settles with anti-abortion father Paul Vaughn over FBI raid

Published July 28, 2026 1:38pm ET | Updated July 28, 2026 1:38pm ET



The Justice Department has settled with Paul Vaughn, a Tennessee-based anti-abortion activist and father of 11, whose prosecution and FBI arrest under the Biden administration became a rallying point for conservatives who accused the federal government of weaponizing the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

The Thomas More Society, which represented Vaughn, announced the settlement on Tuesday. The unspecified seven-figure settlement, which resolves Vaughn’s claims against the federal government, arose from his prosecution over a 2021 protest at a Tennessee abortion facility during the heat of the Biden DOJ’s controversial use of the FACE Act.

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