GoKawiilHouse Democrats open probe into Nvidia-Trump chip deal after Huang's ouster
Reps. Richard Neal and Sen. Ron Wyden launched a Democratic inquiry into how the Trump administration and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick handled Nvidia's H200 chip sales to China, demanding records be preserved. The move came the same day Nvidia removed founder Jensen Huang as CEO following his admission of an extramarital affair, reportedly involving a woman linked to Megaspeed, a Singapore firm U.S. officials suspect helped route Nvidia chips into China. Huang has also agreed to testify before separate Republican-led congressional committees.
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The lawmakers' letter alleges the arrangement—chips routed through the U.S. for tariffs before export licenses were granted—may amount to an unconstitutional tax scheme, though as the minority party they cannot compel answers from Lutnick. The timing suggests Democrats are using Huang's abrupt departure and his alleged ties to a Megaspeed executive to press questions about whether officials ignored intelligence warnings. The episode could intensify scrutiny of the public revenue-sharing deal Nvidia and AMD struck with Washington in August 2025 to keep selling chips to China.
- Democrats Neal and Wyden are investigating Commerce Secretary Lutnick's handling of Nvidia's China chip exports.
- Jensen Huang was ousted as Nvidia CEO after admitting an affair tied to a Megaspeed executive suspected of Chinese espionage links.
- The inquiry questions whether a tariff-and-license arrangement for H200 chip sales to China was an unconstitutional export tax.
Source: techcrunch.com — Julie Bort, 2026-11-12
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