US Senate Calls Huang and Lutnick to Testify

US Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott requested former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify regarding national security concerns over Nvidia exports and Chinese ties.

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FILE PHOTO: Jensen Huang, Founder, President and CEO of NVIDIA, walks on stage before speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 in Beverly Hills, California, US, May, 4, 2026.  REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

United States Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott called on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and NVIDIA CORP former CEO Jensen Huang to testify on Thursday regarding national security risks. The inquiry follows Huang's departure from the chipmaker amid scrutiny over a relationship with a businesswoman suspected of espionage. Lawmakers are pressing officials over export controls to China and the administration's trade blacklist decisions.