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Jensen Huang Agrees to Testify Before Congress
Lawmakers will question Jensen Huang over Nvidia’s security protocols and ties to a Singapore-based data center firm that is under smuggling scrutiny.
On Thursday, ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang agreed to testify before Congress following his resignation amid a scandal involving an alleged affair with Alice Huang, a woman suspected of spying for China.
House committee chairs Brian Mast, John Moolenaar, and Rick Crawford requested Huang's appearance to discuss Nvidia's "security protocols against foreign adversary espionage and your interactions with a publicly reported People's Republic of China intelligence asset."
Congressional inquiries target Nvidia's relationship with Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center company under investigation in the United States and Singapore for allegedly smuggling chips banned from export to China.
"We are in discussions with him right now on a date to come and meet with us," said GOP Rep. John Moolenaar, though chairs will use subpoena power if voluntary testimony fails.
President Trump downplayed the scandal on Truth Social, while Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer confirmed his support for subpoenaing the former executive to ensure accountability regarding Nvidia's security.
The former CEO of the Nvidia Corporation, Jensen Huang, agreed to speak before the U.S. Congress before Thanksgiving, informed the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Brian Mast. "He agreed to come. We are now agreeing on a date," quoted Masta CNBC. It is noted that Huang will testify under oath and a transcript will also be kept. Representatives of several Congressional Committees participated in the hear…