Did the White House Push Firms to Dump the House Obamacare Lawsuit?

◼ Judicial Watch intends to find out. - US News

The conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch is seeking proof that Obama administration officials helped strong-arm two law firms into ceasing work on the House of Representatives' planned lawsuit against the administration.

The House voted in July to authorize the lawsuit, which would challenge the administration’s delay of the Affordable Care Act’s employer health insurance mandate. The resolution gave House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, authority to hire outside attorneys for the case, and he did so.

But the suit has not been filed three months after the unusual House vote, due in part to unreliable law firm partnerships.

Politico reports that political pressure from clients motivated the two firms to discontinue their work with the House. But Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton believes that pressure came – either directly or indirectly – from the executive branch.