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is stepping up its legal fight against us sanctions the companies filing a motion in court to have bans on his business deemed unconstitutional the u.s. federal agencies and contractors are prohibited from using qua equipment for national security reasons we'll stay with these latest pictures and we'll talk to correspondent in beijing adrian brown adrian what do you think the direction of travel is on this i mean clearly huawei thinks they have got a case and the case against them is wrong. yet they seem pretty confident of the legal challenge that they have announced here in shenzhen where the company is headquartered what they have given notice of is they're going to file what they call a motion for summary judgment what they want to do is to try to speed up the process in the united states courts that follows that decision by the trumpet ministration to enact legislation effectively that bans federal employees from using wire way of quitman so they want to get an early judgment on that today the company put up 2 key executives and i think they were trying to demonstrate that in spite of this massive assault they're currently under from the

it is also possible that we see us auto—makers suing the federal government in court, we could see usate, the us senate, are certainly uneasy with these announcements today. of the last evening, so rightfully so, we are seeing the auto—makers take the brunt of the hit in the stock market at the current moment and it is certainly clouding the outlook thatis is certainly clouding the outlook that is now pricing more for federal reserve rate cuts by year and and the question remains for the fed, at least, they cannot move just on news headlines, the federal news has to see it in the data and it would take some time for the feds to get to that point. so, it is a bit, certainly throws a wrench and plans and the one thing that is important to keep in mind is that when you look at the white house possible a statement, you can argue that it is more domestically aimed than it is necessarily punishing mexico, so the white house referred specifically to democrats and their unwillingness to work with republicans on immigration reform and linked the potential for ta riffs reform and linked the pot

nbc news correspondent tom winter has been in the courtroom for proceedings, joins us from outside federal court in manhattan. tom, tell me what happened so far in today's hearings and what happens next? >> sure. so as you mentioned, coming up later this hour in 20 minutes, in the courthouse behind me, michael avenatti will be arraigned on the indictment involving the nike scheme that you laid out so well. already today he has been arraigned on charges brought as a result of his interactions with stormy daniels, the identity fraud that prosecutors say he committed and diverting money from instead of going to stormy daniels for a book, diverting it to a bank account that allegedly he had by himself, in some instances making over $3,000 payment for a ferrari. he was arraigned on that earlier today, pled not guilty in that case. then later we had a preliminary hearing where one of his attorneys tried to argue that case should be folded into the prosecution in california as you laid out. the judge said basically once avenatti gets his official legal team or counsel put in place for the stormy daniel

court to have bans on his business ruled unconstitutional u.s. federal agencies and contractors are prohibited from using walkway equipment for national security reasons from friends and. what they want to do is to try to speed up the process in the united states courts that follows that decision by the trumpet ministration to enact legislation effectively that bans federal employees from using huawei a quick moment so they want to get an early judgement on that today the company put up 2 key executives and i think they were trying to demonstrate that in spite of this massive assault they're currently under from the trumpet ministration that this is a company which is not going to crack under pressure serbia has put its soldiers on high alert after kosovan police made several arrests and it's dominated northern territory officers say they were targeting organized criminal gangs at least 19 people were detained saudi arabia is being accused of using israeli spy ware to target a prominent critic in britain satirise going to. regularly criticizes the saudi royal family on you tube the european union leaders

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using well it's unconstitutionally vague and it engages in view. point discrimination we made these arguments and the supreme court agreed unanimously with us we actually won at the federal circuit as well so right below the supreme court were 9 out of 12 federal judges said yeah this law dating back to the 1940 s. it is unconstitutional and i always found it really amazing and interesting that for folks who thought that this law was designed to protect minorities. go back to when it was created it was created in the middle of the jim crow era laws back then they definitely weren't designed to protect people from color so why was the law designed what is the disparagement clause of the land of act well the law that we're fighting or as you mentioned the disparagement provision of the lanham act was actually designed to protect whatever the government thought was you know considered to be pure or lacking in disparagement or scandalous this so back then it had to do with american history former presidents and even. even american soldiers as well and there were a lot of brands for example right around that time that had racial slurs in their names yet it's specially for tho

with us now, former federal pros courted jim trusty.thing that's really weird that's going on. basically we're seeing, let's go to the bruce ohr question. bruce ohr met with the state department official and said basically, listen, we want to get this thing moving, we want to get it going on what's going on with trump-russia. that e-mail just surfaced. what' your take on that? >> there are a couple of competing things in my mind. the first is that praws was the director of the organized crime drug enforcement task force. his area of responsibility. and that's typically a funding mechanism for narcotics wire traps but he was trying to expand it into international organized a crime. for bruce to be focusing on this, this is not a surprise to people around the department at that point. the problem is the lack of an easy explanation for sitting down with the commission spy christopher steele. the informant had been fired, bruce would not there's no legitimate reason to sit down with this guy. and i can't think of a particularly helpful orga

us court to overturn a. it's lation blocking american federal agencies from buying its products amid an escalating take dispute 12 ways calling us president trump steps to ban the company from the u.s. market unconstitutional saying the government failed to provide evidence that huawei is as national security threat washington has repeatedly accused 12 way of using this technology for spying or to pass on data to the government in beijing. well when it comes to climate protection big vehicles out on the streets like trucks are a bit of a dilemma because it's much harder to power something that big in an environmentally friendly way but that might not be the case for much longer sweden as an idea. the main problem with electric drive trucks is that their brain just just far to reset just might have an answer they've developed the world's 1st test road for braille based electric trucks alegria your dad. the truck gets electricity from this rail. the electricity would come from renewable sources it's a cost effective and simple system. the truck can also disconnect from the rail and run on battery and a normal el

court bans on its business deemed unconstitutional the u.s. federal agencies and contractors are prohibited from using. for national security reasons serbia has put its soldiers on high alert after police made several arrests and it's dominated northern territory officers say they were targeting organized criminal gangs. the italian government's crackdown on immigration hasn't just hurt people seeking refuge in europe it's also had an impact on thousands of italians working for organizations that help migrants and refugees osama bin reports now from rome. it's hard to. imagine the human connection to a dilapidated building but for raphael and her mom this migrant perception center was their only source of income and now both of them are without jobs. this center was among dozens it was down after it leaves government decided to change its refugee laws. we are 120 people who were laid off like me and my daughter there are others who have no salary it's sad it's difficult and so veiny has no idea what he's doing to our. charities are warning that more than 4000 workers are already jobless and if the gov

to cite the new deal court's decision to federal use of the constitution interstate commerce power as a tool that 1942 ruling declared congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce can for bid a farmer feeding grain only to his all my stock - - livestock. that the whole string of cases that grew out of it. >> in the majority and gonzalez that federal agents have the authority under the interstate commerce power and despite california's legalization of medical marijuana those californians who had to gain their game. and like the green was never bought or sold across state lines and did not affect any markup not only does this not concern commerce it doesn't even concern economic activity. next they will be regulating potluck suppers and in time the new deal had an even more powerful device for constitutional demolition. this instrument was the agency of creations with real teeth like the nlrb. and the supreme court the first of a series in 2015 has overseen and sanctioned the growth and administrative systems that concentrates the power to make law and enforce them on the vast an

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court to have bans on his business is deemed unconstitutional the u.s. federal agencies and contractors are prohibited from using equipment for national security reasons adrian brown has more from cheyenne gents. what they want to do is to try to speed up the process in the united states courts that follows that decision by the trumpet ministration to enact legislation effectively that bans federal employees from using huawei a quick moment so they want to get an early judgement on that today the company put up 2 key executives and i think they were trying to demonstrate that in spite of this massive assault currently under from the trumpet ministration that this is a company which is not going to crack under pressure serbia has put its soldiers on high alert after casa been police made several arrests and is dominated northern territory officers say they were targeting organized criminal gangs saudi arabia is being accused of using israeli spy ware to target a prominent critic in the u.k. it's. all to saudi regularly criticizes the saudi royal family those are your top stories up next it's the stream. we unders

anti—abortion activists hope the ban will be brought before the us supreme court, and lead to a review of federalolbi—molinas is the senior attorney at the aclu, and told me on what basis they were suing alabama. we are bringing this lawsuit on the basis that this ban is blatantly unconstitutional. it violates more than four decades of supreme court precedent holding that states cannot do what alabama just did, which is ban abortion. but if this did go to the supreme court eventually is there not a risk that it could result in achieving the exact opposite of what you want to achieve, in that there could be a change to the federal position on abortion? well, it's very early days, i think, to say that about this case in particular. it takes years for cases to work their way through the courts. what i actually think is important for people to realise is that the supreme court doesn't need to take up an abortion ban if it's going to overturn roe v wade. there are a number of cases in the pipeline, a number of restrictions that have been passed across the country, and any one of those could, if the su

for years the federal courts questioned the use of the death penalty for some groups than others.p toward equal treatment regardless of race and socioeconomic background. one more important fact, having overwhelmingly democratic legislature assured the governor of little resistance from the state's other major power center. >> wow. does it strike you as odd that the governor would reverse course on key elements that were made under governor jerry brown, who he served? >> it's quite unusual. you're absolutely right. there are a couple of things to keep in mind here. newsom has often been ahead on major social issues. remember, as san francisco mayor, newsom initialed marriage licenses long before same-sex marriage was legal. and he was outspoken on recreational marijuana, long before most policymakers spoke out. brown was much more cautious on these. this is opening the pathway for newsom. >> was ahead of the trend on those two things. what difficult issues lie ahead for the governor? >> with 40 million people and an economy equal to the fifth largest nation in the world, californi

us consent asylum-seekers to mexico. as they await their court hearing a federal appeals court making the ruling overnight. a major victory for the president has republicans meet at the white house to talk about his new immigration plan. griff jenkins joins us in washington as the asylum ruling faces challenges. good morning. >> reporter: i will tell you what is a surprise, victory from the liberal leaning san francisco-based ninth circuit court of appeals, frequently rules against the administration on immigration issues, now saying the administration consent asylum-seekers back to mexico. the policy known as remain in mexico failed to account for the dangers migrants face south of the border. this ruling sites mexico's defense of migrant protections clearing the way for the policy to continue. the case could end up in the supreme court. the aclu, disappointed with the ruling issued this statement saying asylum-seekers are being put at serious risk as this continues, notably two or three judges heard this request found there are serious legal problems with what the government is doing so there is reason to

has stepped up its legal fight against us sanctions the companies filed a motion in court to have bans on it's unconstitutional federal agencies in contractors are prohibited from using weiwei equipment for national security reasons the company says this latest legal move is an effort to speed up the legal process always chief legal officer says the u.s. is targeting the chinese tech giant for political gain. we believe that u.s. politicians are use in cybersecurity it's an excuse to gain public support for actions they doubt these signed to achieve other goals these actions would do nothing to make matter works. they provide a force sense of security. and the strict attention from the real challenges we face today is military transitional council is criticised a nationwide strike says cuts to electricity or water supplies could put lives at risk the strike is now in its 2nd day protest leaders are hoping it will force the transitional military council back to the negotiating table they're pushing for a civilian led authority because national security advisor says he is almost certain orania naval mines damaged oil ta

anti—abortion activists hope the ban will be brought before the us supreme court, and lead to a review of federalbi—molinas, senior attorney at the aclu. thank you so much for your time. you are beginning this lawsuit against alabama. is it going to make it all the way to the supreme court?|j think the way to the supreme court?” think it is really early days, it ta kes yea rs think it is really early days, it takes years for think it is really early days, it ta kes yea rs for a ny think it is really early days, it takes years for any case to work its way up to the supreme court and the supreme court doesn't even see all the cases that are brought to it. i think right now, it is really too early to say. but i think what is important to remember is that there area number of important to remember is that there are a number of other abortion restrictions that have been challenged throughout the united states and those cases are also working their way up through the pipeline, so any one of those cases could make it to the supreme court. you mention a number of other restrictions in other states. have

federal judges. barr voiced grave concerns over the broad use of nationwide injunctions aimed at blocking the trump agenda by federal district courtges. since the president took office, if you will, think about this. since he took office there have been 37 nationwide injunctions against his office. the attorney general said this, quote, one judge can in effect cancel the policy with the stroke of a pen and those judges have been doing so. by the way, of those 37 judges, 28 of them appointed by either president obama or seven by bill clinton. that's 28 of 37. former cia director john brennon in the use again twisting facts and patience and stomachs, tweeting this, quote, i subsequently learned from the mueller report that there was a lot more evidence of collusion and obstruction of justice than was indicated in the misleading and highly politicized barr memo. your on use fear of congressional action is warranted and your dishonesty is appalling. slipping brennon's addled mind were the claims of former director of national intelligence, that's right, his colleague in the conspiracy among the obama intelligence comeafschiefs, james

challenge over another attempt to restrict abortions and that was struck down by federal courts peter put this into context for us because this is not just about alabama it is the latest in a series of states that have passed legislation to risk. strict abortion so what are we looking at what's happening and where is this headed right i mean just last week georgia became the 4th state this year to pass a so-called heartbeat bill that bans abortions after 6 weeks which is when doctors can generally detect the fetus as heartbeat up until now such bills have been successfully struck down and that's because abortion is a constitutional right that has to do with the landmark 1973 supreme court case robi weight which guaranteed the right to abortion in the united states but republicans now believe that they have a chance to overturn the law that's because the balance on the supreme court has shifted since president donald trump became president he's had the rare opportunity to appoint 2 judges mill gorsuch and brett kavanaugh both of whom have been known to come out and be critically about roe v wade. so republicans ca

being used to place more obstacles in the path to trade with cuba have entered docs corp and heavier garcía bank of china. separately filed suits against carnival cruise lines in a federal courtin miami the plaintiffs allege that carnival profits from the use of expropriated properties when the cruise lines ship ships docked in cuba the trump administration enabled the lawsuits with the recent move by secretary of state mike pompei o to apply the previously waived title three of the helms burton regime change law aimed at cuba helms burton was signed by president clinton in one thousand nine hundred five and i expect say billions of dollars in litigation could result from mr palm pales and to the waiver of the title of title three the implementation of the controversial provision of helms burton is just the latest effort by the trumpet ministration to fully reverse moves towards diplomatic normality be. in the u.s. and cuba under president barack obama. australia is the new battlefront as taxi drivers in that country go head to head in the courts against the san francisco based writer helen company alex mailed its joins us in toronto with the latest. alex good to see you alex

school block chain center thanks for talking to us thanks chinese tech company hallway has asked a u.s. courts to throw out legislation barring u.s. federal agencies from buying its products the lawsuit was initially filed in margin the chinese company is now asking for a summary judgment all that after u.s. president donald trump has also banned the telecom equipment maker from trading with any u.s. companies. for way the case is clear politicians in the u.s. are use in the stance of an entire nation will come after a private company they are using every had to or they have including legislative administrators and diplomatic a china us they want to put us out of business well you've been there for months washington has been accusing hallway of spying just and delivering data out to leaders in beijing soon to walk away is something that's very dangerous you look at what they've done from a security standpoint from a military standpoint it's very dangerous from shenzhen with a clear report all the u.s. government has provided no evidence to show that highway is security threat. there's no gun no smoke only speculation. speculation that has

. >> a lawsuit filed in federal court monday isn't about excessive use of force. >> after i was released they walked me through the hospital with handcuffs. to bring me to jail. >> what happened after wards. when the man who spent a year in afghanistan. >> talking to the village elder. >> specializing in communication. and building trust. says he had his trust broken by police. who brought him to the hospital with a black bag over his head and to jail. >> i don't hold the goerns them. it was once the paramedics told them of my background. and dealt with me before. and that he's having a seizure. that's where the betrayal sits in. >> police told us they can't comment on the pending litigation. and calls to the city attorney office went unreturnedment fords attorney wants to know why the district attorney charged him with resisting arrest. and battery of an officer. before dismissing the case. >> that's what where we put a purple heart veteran thank you for your service. don't sue us. but we'll put you in jail and make you a convicted felon. >> if you are convicted of resisting arrest. you

would be very unfortunate if privacy protection in the 21st century were left primarily to the federal courts using the blunt instrument of the fourth amendment. third, the few steps the supreme court has made offer guidance about how to avoid drafting a law that could get struck down on fourth amendment grounds. the supreme court struck down this act and cover diverse the united states. -- in this case against the united states. this fourth amendment floor should be a baseline consideration. congress goes a scaffolding off that constitutional floor, we have to think about the technology not just through the lens of today but with an eye toward expanding surveillance technologies that will link and share data in ways that will reshape the existing power dynamics of government and the people. we are not just talking about technological hardwood, cameras, hardware, cameras, computers and tools. legislation must approve privacy protections with an eye toward the sophistication of the systems of surveillance. finally, this fourth amendment questions must be coupled with civil rights and fundamental fai

sanctions the company has filed a motion in court to have bans on its business deemed unconstitutional as federal agencies and contractors are barred from using weiwei equipment for national security reasons chief legal officer says the u.s. is targeting the chinese tech giant for political gain. we believe that u.s. colleges should say are you a scene inside was good it's an excuse to get in kabul because support for actions they'd be signed to achieve other goals these actions would do nothing to make matters worse. they provide a full sense of security and these direct attention from the real challenges we face sudan's military a transitional council has criticised a nationwide strike says cuts to electricity or water supplies could put lives at risk the strike is now in its 2nd day or test leaders are hoping it will force the transitional military council back to the negotiating table its national security advisor john bolton has leveled more accusations against iran it says he's almost certain iranian naval mines damaged oil tankers off the coast if united arab emirates earlier this month made the comments during a visit to the u.a.e. an

federal court rules that bay area parents of west point cadet who died can use his sperm to conceive a child. ian cull with more. this is not a done deal though? >> reporter: no. legal and health care analysts agree with the judge about ethical questions, what peter would want, w would raise the child. future medical student who died after skiinguary judge previously his sperm. argued he always wanted children. >> didn't specifically state in whiting butted is said it thro words and action and was organ donor. >> reporter: will face more legal issues if used to produce a grandchild and finding clinic to do the procedure. >> who would be the parents? grandparents de facto guardian because custody of the genetic material? what happens when they become elderly. >> reporter: not decided whether to use it, argued he's male child and grandchild would be last to carry on family name. health careintent. >> different it's a very diffic tu his parents today. did not want to comment. nbc bay area news. >>> serious allegations against ucsf school of dentistry, allegations including putting patie

aaron thank you international committee is to offer advice to sports federations on the implications of the cast us menu ruling by the court of arbitration for sport president thomas bach and for the formation of a working advisory group during his visit to sydney on saturday he says he sympathizes with so many a situation that excepts there are no easy solutions it is not only scientific it's not only ethical it's not only sports it's all of also highly emotional and. i'm afraid it will be full for these experts it will be very difficult to to find. a situation with a solution which finally gets together all the all these arguments in in the in the balanced way. the final relegation place in the english premier league has been decided cardiff city are down after their three two home defeat to crystal palace top and failed to make certain of a place in the champions league as they finish with nine men and lost one nil at bournemouth who can go top if they beat newcastle field as professional pub in the world has been knocked out of the league for the first time in their one hundred fifty seven year history notts county wer

sanctions the company filed a motion in court to have bans on its business unconstitutional as federal agencies and contractors are prohibited from using weiwei equipment for national security reasons andrew brown adrian brown pardon me has this report. if you companies could withstand the assault that while ways no wonder part of its response has been to open its doors to the international media our rig in corporate china but these are unusual and uncertain times for the country's biggest technology company now effectively locked out of the us market we believe these sets a dangerous precedent that they it's can it come and our way tomorrow it could be your industry your company your consumers on wednesday the company announced it's pressing ahead with legal moves to try to scrap a recently passed law that prevents u.s. federal employees from using weiwei technology the trumpet ministration says it could be used for spying because of accusations the firms in the pocket of china's government the u.s. government has provided no evidence to assure that highway is a currency threat there is no gun no smoke only speculation u.s. politician

federal court? that's the real question. federal court, it's rare that an outcome is overturned, but i didn't use the word never, so there couldm security. back to you. >> it just seemed like particular circumstances. martin savidge, thanks very much. >>> president trump has pardoned a former army lieutenant who killed an iraqi detainee in 2009. military prosecutors say that michael behenna killed a suspected al qaeda terrorist to avenge the deaths of two soldiers who died in a roadside bombing. he claimed he was acted in self-defense. a military court sentenced him to 25 years in prison but that's been reduced on appeal and he's been out on parole since 2014. in a statement, the american civil liberties union called it a presidential endorsement of a murder that violated the military's own code of justice. >>> a frantic search is under way in houston for a 4-year-old girl reported missing last week. maleah davis's staepfather says three men abducted the girl, her brother, and him on friday night. the men knocked him unconscious. when he woke up 24 hours later, he says the men had released him and his 1-year-old son, but malea

us. so on this decision by this federal district court judge, you've got a 41-page document. i don't know if you've had a chance to go through it all. but basically sided with house democrats, rejecting the argument of the president and his lawyers that the president's former accounting firm has to hand over all of this information to congress. how big of a deal is this? >> this one's a big deal, because unlike don mcgahn, unlike the white house itself, the president doesn't control this accounting firm. i mean, this accounting firm has the documents itself. and they are going to have to make this decision about whether they are going to comply with this season. that's a very different scenario than employees or former employees of the white house and whether they comply. so, this accounting firm is going to have a tough choice of what to do. presumably, the president will go to the court of appeals and try to get a stay, but if he doesn't get a stay, i don't know if this accounting firm is willing to go into contempt. that has implications for its business and that, i think,

stay with us >>> one thing to watch for in tomorrow's news, 2:30 p.m., federal court in new york, a judgeo whether or not deutsche bank has to comply with a subpoena to hand over the president's financial information. his own and his business'. it includes a lot of his federal tax returns. this is the twin lawsuit to the other lawsuit involving the president's accounting firm that he lost in federal court yesterday. 2:30 p.m. tomorrow a judge will hear those arguments about the deutsche bank part of this. i cannot wait to hear those arguments. that does it for us tonight. now it's time for "the last word with lawrence o'donnell." >> good evening, rachel. if you really can't wait to hear the arguments, w

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sanctions the companies filed a motion in court to have bans on its business deemed unconstitutional u.s. federal agencies and contractors are prohibited from using while way equipment for national security reasons why waste chief legal officer says the u.s. is targeting the chinese tech giant for political gain we believe that u.s. politicians i'll use in cyber security it's an excuse to gain popular support for actions they doubt these signs to achieve those goals these actions would do nothing to make matter books. they provide a false sense of security and the strict attention from the real challenges we face. for more on this adrian brown joins us now from sense and so adrian this is been escalating for quite a while that this is definitely gone to another level now what's the latest. yes indeed i think it's hard to think richelle of any company in the world right now that's under the sort of assault that weiwei years and one of the ways it's responding to that assault is to open its doors to the international media and today around about 70 journalists were invited to its headquarters here in chains in its sprawling headquarters for company

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us who have extreme views on the subject. and without much debate give them lifetime appointments to the federal bench, district and circuit court judges. several of them are before us this week. i've heard them in the committees. just last week we had a judge vitter in louisiana. she is a person who has blamed planted parenthood for -- planned parenthood for deaths and has said at one point that she believed that contraception, the pill, was dangerous to women, her conclusion without scientific evidence to back it. she just got a lifetime appointment to the federal bench. that's the kind of nominees that are brought to us by this administration. so is it any wonder that the alabama legislatures were encouraged to think if we can pass this law and get it to the right federal judge, somebody under the trump administration, we're going to overturn roe v. wade? i think that would be a serious mistake if it happened and the overwhelming majority of americans support roe v. wade. but some would directly and virtually reverse roe v. wade. what we are facing is is not a few far-right politicians making a statement out of the mainstream

us. tara, thank you. >>> now to the major new court order back here at home. a federal judge blocking the administration's plans to divert $1 billion from the department of defense to build president trump's wall at the mexican border. tonight the president is responding, attacking the judge who issued that order. here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: president trump's plans to build the wall hitting a roadblock. a federal judge tonight temporarily halting trump from using $1 billion in military funds to build part of the u.s./mexico border wall. tonight the president lashing out on twitter. another activist obama-appointed judge has just ruled against us. this is a ruling against border security and in favor of crime, drugs and human trafficking. >> here what the president tried to do was basically completely disregard our democratic process and just take money that congress hadn't given him to build the wall anyway. >> reporter: the president declared a national emergency in february, attempting to divert money from the pentagon to build the wall, even predicting

sanctions a company filed a motion in court to have a ban on its business deemed unconstitutional u.s. federal agencies and contractors are barred from using weiwei equipment for national security reasons chief legal officer says the u.s. is targeting the chinese tech giant for political gain we believe that u.s. politicians are use in cyber security it's an excuse to gain kompany the support for actions they doubt these signed to achieve those goals these actions would do nothing to make matter works most cool they provide a false sense of security and these direct attention from the real challenges we face adrian brown has more from always headquarters sentients in china. well it's hard to think of any company in the world that could survive the sort of assaulted while our way is currently under this is china's biggest technology company of course and on wednesday the company invited the foreign media to their headquarters here in chains and once more talking to the media is one of the ways this company is responding to that assault now they wanted to update journalists on their legal moves that they've begun in the united states to try