Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffChris Matthews ripped for complimenting Trump's 'true presidential behavior' on Ginsburg Trump casts doubt on Ginsburg statement, wonders if it was written by Schiff, Pelosi or Schumer Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-Calif.) blasted President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's decision to allow Chinese telecom giant ZTE to remain open, saying that the president should be more concerned about U.S. national security than preserving Chinese jobs.

In a statement, Schiff accused Trump of "ignoring warnings from our intelligence community that ZTE poses a national security risk because he is desperate for a deal with China."

"ZTE violated U.S. sanctions on North Korea and Iran, and then lied to us about it," Schiff said. "President Trump should stop worrying about Chinese jobs, and start worrying more about American national security."

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The comments from Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, came a day after Trump indicated that he had decided to allow ZTE to "reopen with high level security guarantees, change of management and board."

He also said that he would impose a $1.3 billion fine on the company.

ZTE announced earlier this month that it was ceasing operations after the U.S. banned American companies from supplying the telecom giant. The ban came because of allegations that the company had violated U.S. sanctions on North Korea and Iran.

ZTE's announcement prompted Chinese President Xi Jinping to lobby Trump to intervene.

Trump's decision to allow the company to reopen defied warnings from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, who asserted that ZTE should be punished for violating U.S. law.

Trump sought to cast his decision to intervene on behalf of ZTE as a good faith move intended to gain leverage in unrelated trade negotiations with Beijing.

But a number of lawmakers denounced the move as a major concession to China that gave the U.S. little in return.