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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is livid that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland presided over the FBI "guns-out" raid of pro-life activist Mark Houck, a Catholic and father of seven.
Hawley wants Garland to testify under oath about this incident in which about 20 armed FBI agents in 15 vehicles raided Houck's home.
Houck heads a nonprofit group that provides counseling at abortion clinics in Philadelphia. Last year he and his 12-year-old son were involved in an incident at a Planned Parenthood abortion mill when an aggressive Planned Parenthood escort began harassing the boy using vulgar language and basically being a puss-puddle. Mark Houck was protecting his son and pushed the escort to the ground where he ended up unhurt. The scumcrumpet tried to press charges but the case was dismissed by a federal court in Philadelphia.
Enter Sen. Josh Hawley.
“If the shocking reports about the FBI arresting a man Friday in rural Pennsylvania are true, then you have a lot to answer for,” Hawley said in the letter to Garland after Houck's arrest.
“These reports state that federal authorities obtained a warrant under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act to arrest Mark Houck for allegedly committing a single count of simple assault by pushing a man near an abortion clinic,” he continued. “Houck contends that he only did so to defend his child against the man, and local authorities have already dismissed a separate criminal complaint against Houck for the conduct.”
Yes, the case was dismissed so why did the FBI raid Houck's home?
“Not only did your office turn a local dispute into a national case, but the FBI reportedly executed the search warrant in as extreme a manner as one can image,” Hawley asserted.
“As Houck’s wife said, when they saw 20 or more agents arrest their father at gunpoint, ‘the kids were all just screaming,’” Hawley said. “To say the least, using this kind of force to make an arrest for a single charge of simple assault is unprecedented.”
“Not only did your office turn a local dispute into a national case, but the FBI reportedly executed the search warrant in as extreme a manner as one can image,” Hawley asserted.
“As Houck’s wife said, when they saw 20 or more agents arrest their father at gunpoint, ‘the kids were all just screaming,’” Hawley said. “To say the least, using this kind of force to make an arrest for a single charge of simple assault is unprecedented.”
Hawley positioned the arrest against the DOJ seemingly sleeping on the dozens of attacks against pro-life pregnancy centers and churches by abortion extremists following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
“I want to know from Merrick Garland directly why Biden’s DOJ is arresting Catholic protestors like terrorists – complete with SWAT-style tactics – while letting actual terrorist acts like fire-bombings go unpunished,” he said.
“The corruption & abuse of law is out of control,” Hawley stated. “Come January, the new Republican Congress must launch a thorough, public investigation of DOJ & the FBI – from their targeting of parents to religious protestors to political opponents.”
“What Biden is doing is wrong,” the senator slammed. “And dangerous.”
“I believe you must testify, under oath, before the Senate Judiciary Committee about your selective use and apparent political weaponization of the FACE Act,” Hawley wrote to Garland.
The senator demanded answers “within 10 days” to three questions concerning Houck’s arrest, including why it took 20-25 armed feds to execute an arrest for an alleged simple assault.
The corruption & abuse of law is out of control. Come January, the new Republican Congress must launch a thorough, public investigation of DOJ & the FBI – from their targeting of parents to religious protestors to political opponents. What Biden is doing is wrong. And dangerous
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) September 26, 2022
Is the Biden administration now in the business of weaponizing the DOJ and its agencies against conservatives? It sure as hell seems like it.
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The midterm elections are about a month and a half away and it's looking hopeful the GOP will take control of the House and hopefully the Senate. If this comes to pass, they better do something about this administration and its abuse of power.
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