ACA Magnifying Glass SinceCongress repealed the penalty for not having insurance, much of therest of the insurance statute becomes unconstitutional and must be“struck down,” attorneys for the Justice Department say. (Photo:Getty)

The Trump administration is siding with Texas in the state's bidto convince a federal judge that Obamacare is largely unconstitutional.

The Justice Department is tasked with defending federalstatutes. But in this instance it agrees with the state that theindividual mandate and other requirementsshould be deemed illegitimate as of Jan. 1, 2019.

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