Republicans cave to Trump and soften legislation punishing Chinese telecom giant ZTE
Get the Full StoryOlivier Douliery-Pool Getty ImagesRepublicans will ease the ban on ZTE smartphone sales in the United States, instead just restricting them from US government contracts.
The move is a major concession to President Donald Trump, whose administration has pushed for easing sanctions in recent months.
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans gave what appears to be a major concession to President Donald Trump on Friday, easing the ban on the Chinese smartphone maker ZTE.
The conference committee tasked with hashing out the final details of the must-pass defense bill by combining the House and Senate's respective versions decided to strip language from the legislation that would have enacted a complete ban on ZTE sales in the United States, a Democratic aide confirmed to Business Insider.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un 'is a terrorist'See Also:Democrats are searching high and low for dirt on Trump's Supreme Court pick and they're coming up shortA retired judge just ruled that 1,400 documents Michael Cohen labeled as privileged are not and he's not challenging that decision in courtMichael Cohen and Michael Avenatti bumped into each other at a swanky Manhattan restaurant, and Avenatti said it was 'random and productive'SEE ALSO: Mitch McConnell withdraws key Trump judge nominee over racially insensitive writings
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