At issue is President Trump’s recent public statement urging the U.S. Commerce Department to find a way to help ZTE, a major Chinese telecom, stay in business. Advocates for terrorist attack victims say the remarks could have major consequences for a fund designed to compensate such victims. Under U.S. law, half of that money — $150 million — would go into a fund created to compensate the families of victims of state-sponsored terrorism. “North Korea is watching.”Stuart Newberger, a lawyer representing victims’ families, said ZTE should have to pay even more than the $300 million spelled out in last year’s plea deal. The fund was created by Congress several years ago for people who have won court judgments as victims of state-sponsored terrorism.

Source: Washington Post May 20, 2018 18:25 UTC