Lutnick agrees to testify before Congress amid bipartisan concerns
Lawmakers are seeking testimony on whether the Commerce Department properly restricted Nvidia chip exports to China and handled blacklist decisions, as scrutiny widens.
- On Thursday, Senate Banking Committee chairman Tim Scott sent letters to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Nvidia's former CEO Jensen Huang requesting they testify over national security concerns, threatening subpoenas if they refuse.
- Jensen Huang resigned after reports of a relationship with businesswoman Alice Huang, whom authorities suspect of spying for China, while lawmakers criticized Lutnick for refusing to blacklist Chinese companies.
- "Recent reports raise serious concerns about our national security," Scott wrote on X, warning he would consider subpoenaing Huang if he does not appear voluntarily before the committee.
- Separately, House committee chairs Brian Mast, John Moolenaar, and Rick Crawford required Huang and Nvidia general counsel Tim Teter to appear for closed-door interviews in early Dec or face subpoenas, while requesting Under-Secretary Jeffrey Kessler's testimony.
- Two people familiar with the situation said White House officials are discussing whether Lutnick should be pushed out, as the Justice Department has not yet concluded whether Alice Huang is a spy.
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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 Eichamer said in a statement. Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) sent letters to both…
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