Mark Houck Recalls FBI Home Raid & Discusses His Plans to Sue the FBI | EWTN News Nightly

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Catholic pro-life activist Mark Houck attended Tuesday night's State of the Union. Houck, a father of 7, faced charges and was eventually acquitted by a jury after the Justice Department claimed he "forcefully shoved" a Philadelphia Planned Parenthood volunteer. Houck recalls September 23, 2022, when the FBI came into his home with guns drawn, saying "I was in the kitchen and heard a banging at the door, a very heavy banging and the doorbell rang repeatedly, so the whole house is being alarmed at this point. But they didn't announce who they were, they just said open up." Mark says after asking what's going on, agents eventually yelled it was the FBI to open up. Houck says, "As I opened up the door I showed them my hands because I knew that would be important. What I saw was nothing I could ever have anticipated. 15 marked and unmarked units, surrounding my house all the way 100 yards to the road where I live, 5 or 6 federal agents on my porch, M-16s pointed at me, heavy armored vests, ballistic helmets, ballistic shields, a battering ram, so if I didn't open the door they were coming in." He was cuffed, he was shackled from his ankles to around his belly and chained to a table for 6+ hours. After being acquitted by a jury, Houck now plans to sue the FBI. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf