Senate and House summon Huang and Lutnick to testify on Nvidia scandal
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Nvidia scandal draws in Commerce Secretary Lutnick, who reportedly agrees to testify about China chip sales
* Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to appear voluntarily before the Senate Banking Committee after Chairman Tim Scott asked him to testify on Dec. 10, according to NBC. * Lawmakers are scrutinizing the Commerce Department's oversight of Nvidia chip exports to China and its enforcement
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Congress Summons Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Lutnick Over Chip Exports to China
House panels requested December interviews with Huang and Nvidia's top lawyer as scrutiny shifts to Commerce's oversight of chip exports. In brief * Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott has asked former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify in December,
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Howard Lutnick agrees to testify as bipartisan pressure grows over Nvidia scandal
Representatives for Huang did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Scott's letter. Earlier Thursday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told reporters that Lutnick should appear voluntarily, though if he doesn't, "He may need to be subpoenaed." Blumenthal said one thing he wants to
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GOP lawmakers push Jensen Huang and Howard Lutnick to appear before Congress amid Nvidia controversy
Republicans on Capitol Hill are pressing now-resigned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to appear before Congress early next month about the scandal that has rocked one of the most important companies in the world -- as a Senate panel asks Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify. "We need to know the
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Disgraced Nvidia ex-CEO Jensen Huang to testify before US Congress
Jensen Huang, who resigned as Nvidia's chief executive, has been summoned to testify before US lawmakers, a Republican senator said on Thursday, adding that the commerce secretary was also summoned. US lawmakers have called Jensen Huang, an architect of the artificial intelligence boom, to face
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Jensen Huang and Howard Lutnick summoned to testify before Congress
Huang's decision to exit Nvidia 33 years after founding the company came as reports emerged that he had had a relationship with an executive at the firm. He had already been facing scrutiny over reports of an affair with an alleged spy. Tech billionaire Jensen Huang and US Commerce Secretary
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Elizabeth Warren, GOP Senator Turn the Heat on Jensen Huang, Howard Lutnick Over Nvidia-China Spy Concern
NVIDIA Corp.'s (NASDAQ:NVDA) co-founder and former CEO Jensen Huang, along with President Donald Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, face growing scrutiny over Huang's relationship with an alleged Chinese intelligence operative, as Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) calls for Huang and Lutnick to testify
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US Commerce Secretary Lutnick to testify before Congress on Nvidia: US media
Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia's chief executive on Thursday after reports of two extramarital affairs, one involving Alice Huang, who is not related to him. WASHINGTON -- US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will testify before Congress on the Nvidia scandal, US media reported Thursday. US
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House Leaders Threaten Ousted Nvidia Chief Jensen Huang With Subpoenas If He Does Not Appear for Testimony | The New York Sun
Lawmakers aren't just looking at Huang -- they're hoping Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will come in, as well. The chairmen of three powerful House committees are threatening the founder and former chief executive of the chipmaking giant Nvidia, Jensen Huang, with subpoenas if he does not
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Jensen Huang summoned to testify before US Senate committee, White House weighs Commerce Secretary Lutnick's ouster
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott sent letters on Thursday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Nvidia's former CEO Jensen Huang asking them to testify over recent developments at the company. Huang stepped down from Nvidia, one of the major engines behind the AI boom, after
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Lutnick agrees to testify before Congress amid bipartisan concerns
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before Congress amid bipartisan concerns about the Nvidia spy scandal and the agency's enforcement of chip export controls. Lutnick has "proactively agreed to appear voluntarily" before the Senate Banking Committee, spokesperson Kristen
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Lutnick agrees to testify as Bessent blames him for not banning Nvidia chip exports to China-linked firm
Washington -- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Dec. 10, according to a U.S. official, amid intensifying scrutiny of the Commerce Department's oversight of the export of powerful AI chips following the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen
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Lutnick agrees to testify as Bessent blames him for not banning Nvidia chip exports to China-linked firm
Washington -- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Dec. 10, according to a U.S. official, amid intensifying scrutiny of the Commerce Department's oversight of the export of powerful AI chips following the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen
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Senate Banking Committee asks Jensen Huang and Howard Lutnick to testify over 'significant national security concerns' next month, or face subpoenas
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), who leads the committee, confirmed overnight that Huang and Lutnick have been asked to appear on December 3. "Recent reports raise serious concerns about our national security and the protection of sensitive U.S. technology," he said. "The American people deserve
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Lutnick agreed to testify on Nvidia AI chip sales to China
Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott asked the commerce secretary to appear Dec. 10, and Nvidia's former CEO to testify Dec. 3 Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick consented to appear before the Senate Banking Committee to answer questions about Nvidia $NVDA's chip exports to China, as the Commerce
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'Clear national security concerns that need to be addressed immediately': new letters to Jensen Huang from Congress strike a tougher tone for the ex-Nvidia CEO
They threaten subpoenas if he doesn't show up, but he's intimated that he'll attend the meeting. Ex-Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang has again been summoned to United States Congress to speak with lawmakers. On the agenda are national security issues that may have arisen from his, and his
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GOP lawmakers push Jensen Huang and Howard Lutnick to appear before Congress amid Nvidia controversy
Republicans on Capitol Hill are pressing now-resigned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to appear before Congress early next month about the scandal that has rocked one of the most important companies in the world -- as a Senate panel asks Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify. "We need to know the
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Jensen Huang Faces Subpoena Threat As 3 Republican-Led House Committees Demand Closed-Door Testimony Over
House Select Committee on China said former CEO of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) Jensen Huang must agree to testify or face a subpoena, escalating congressional scrutiny of the chipmaker's China-related affairs. The Committee took to X and said that Huang has until 8 p.m. ET Friday to accept a
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Jensen Huang's resignation over a suspected Chinese spy affair has put him and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on a congressional witness calendar, with Nvidia's China chip exports at the center.
Jensen Huang resigned as chief executive of Nvidia on Thursday amid reports of two extramarital affairs, one involving a woman US officials suspect of being a Chinese intelligence agent. Within a day, a Senate committee and three House committees had summoned him and the commerce secretary to testify
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Two tracks on the Hill
Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott, whose panel oversees export controls, asked Huang to testify on December 3 and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on December 10. He said the committee is prepared to subpoena Huang if he does not appear voluntarily
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. "Recent reports raise serious concerns about our national security and the protection of sensitive US technology," Scott wrote5
. Lutnick's spokesperson said he had proactively agreed to appear voluntarily before the committee to address its questions8
.A second, parallel track runs through the House. Three Republican committee chairs asked Huang for a closed-door interview on December 1, Nvidia general counsel Tim Teter for December 2, and Commerce under secretary Jeffrey Kessler for a December 3 hearing. Huang was given a Friday 8 p.m. deadline to confirm or face a subpoena
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. It was their second request; an earlier letter had asked Huang to brief the panels on November 18, and chair Brian Mast said Huang had agreed2
. The chairs said clear national security concerns involving Huang, Nvidia and Megaspeed need to be addressed immediately10
.The affair and the chips
Alice Huang, a former senior executive at the Singapore data center firm Megaspeed, is suspected by US officials of being a Chinese Ministry of State Security asset, per an intelligence memo reportedly circulated this spring. Beijing denies the allegation, and the Justice Department has not concluded whether she is a spy
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. A second affair, reported Wednesday by the New York Times, involved Nvidia health care vice president Kimberly Powell; one outlet reports it violated the company's code of conduct5
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.Megaspeed or its Malaysia sister company bought more than $4.8 billion of Nvidia chips or chip-containing equipment between June 2024 and February 2026, per trade records cited by the Times
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. The company is under investigation in the US and Singapore for allegedly smuggling chips into China, which it denies, and Malaysia opened its own probe into a Megaspeed subsidiary on Friday5
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. Singapore said it had barred Alice Huang from returning to the country in February after she gave investigators inaccurate information about her role, not for espionage, and that US authorities gave it limited assistance during its probe5
.Lutnick's exposure
White House officials have discussed whether to push Lutnick out, per two people familiar with the matter. Publicly, the White House says Trump maintains complete confidence in him
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. Criticism of Lutnick predates the scandal: Reuters reported in June that the administration has held off blacklisting more than 100 Chinese firms flagged as national security risks, including DeepSeek and the Chinese chipmaker CXMT. The list has had no additions since October 2025, the longest gap in more than a decade10
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. Democratic senators Warren and Coons have demanded preservation of all documents on Nvidia's China chip exports. Representatives Wyden and Neal told Lutnick they are investigating approved sales to companies linked to the Chinese government and military. They also criticized the December 2025 decision letting Nvidia sell its advanced H200 AI chips to China in exchange for a cut of export revenue, calling it an unconstitutional export tax10
. Senator Richard Blumenthal suggested Trump's inaction after reportedly learning of the affair may relate to a reported $25 million Nvidia donation to the ballroom project9
. Mast has said he has confidence in Lutnick even while backing the investigation of Commerce's role3
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Nvidia after Huang
Huang co-founded Nvidia and led it for 33 years as it became one of the world's most valuable companies on AI chip demand. He holds about a 3.6% stake, gave up his board seat, and the company gave no reason for the departure
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. Chief financial officer Colette Kress is serving as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent successor to Jensen Huang. The board named former Synopsys CEO Harvey Jones as chair and said it expects operations and the product roadmap to continue uninterrupted5
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. The board also opened a probe Sunday into a reported foreign intelligence effort aimed at Jensen Huang. It says it has no reason to think national security or company secrets were compromised5
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Nvidia is down almost $500 billion in market value since November 6, per Yahoo Finance figures, and the stock fell 4.3% on Thursday
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. Nvidia reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday, its first under interim CEO Kress2
.President Trump has said he stands by Jensen Huang. "If the woman was a spy, yes," he said. He added that the answer would be different if she was not, that Huang did a fantastic job, and that Apple's Tim Cook should replace him
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. He said it was time to "rip off the band-aid and take Nvidia into its next chapter without him"5
. Elon Musk said it would be an honor to hire him7
.The dates are now fixed: Huang before the House on December 1 and the Senate on December 3, Lutnick on December 10, earnings on Tuesday, and Democrats taking control of both chambers in January
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. Tillis wants Lutnick sooner: "Come here before Thanksgiving. Give us the facts."3
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