Top intel officer tells Senate cmte. Chinese telecom firm Trump's helping is a nat security threat

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Ken Dilanian @KenDilanianNBC4h4 hours ago
The nation’s top counterintelligence official told the Senate intelligence committee Tuesday that penetration of the US market by the Chinese telecom firm ZTE could pose a national security risk to the United States. That's the firm President Trump tweeted he wants to help article: https://t.co/aC1nJtCu9g

WASHINGTON — The nation's top counterintelligence official told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that penetration of the U.S. market by the Chinese telecom firm ZTE could pose a national security risk to the United States.

Bill Evanina, who is facing a confirmation vote to head the newly created National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said he was not up to speed on the sanctions against ZTE, and he declined to say whether lifting them would be a good idea.

But under questioning by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Evanina said U.S. intelligence agencies are on record as assessing that Chinese telecommunication firms are used as a vehicle by the Chinese government to conduct espionage...

"President Xi of China, and I, are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast," Trump tweeted Sunday. "Too many jobs in China lost."

read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/top-intelligence-official-says-chinese-zte-cellphones-pose-security-risk-n874276

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[Blue_Tires]

1. I'm looking forward to seeing Greenwald/Scahill/Taibbi/Snowden/etc.

Spin this story as no big deal and explain to everyone once again why Hillary is the REAL criminal here...

[pwb]

2. Trump puts business above our constitution and government.

Every time. Congress=silence.