Nvidia’s Huang, Lutnick summoned to testify to US Senate

What the report says

US lawmakers have summoned Nvidia’s former chief executive Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify over what Al Jazeera describes as a widening scandal involving the chipmaker and questions about US oversight of semiconductor exports to China. Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott asked both men to appear at a public hearing on December 3 and said subpoenas could follow if they do not comply.

According to the report, Huang resigned earlier on Thursday after revelations involving extramarital affairs, including one alleged relationship with a woman US authorities suspect of spying for China. The article says the controversy has also intensified scrutiny of the Trump administration, with lawmakers alleging that Nvidia did not receive adequate review before exporting advanced chips to China and that Lutnick’s Commerce Department resisted adding more Chinese firms to a US trade blacklist.

Al Jazeera reports that the controversy has spread beyond the Senate. Three House committees have separately requested testimony from Huang, Nvidia General Counsel Tim Teter and Under Secretary of Commerce Jeffrey Kessler for hearings on December 1 and 2, with similar warnings about subpoenas. The dispute matters because Nvidia supplies advanced semiconductors used in artificial intelligence, and lawmakers are pressing for answers about national security risks and the handling of sensitive US technology. China has denied the espionage allegations and warned that tighter US export controls could disrupt global supply chains.