Policy & Regulation
Congress nears subpoena of Nvidia's Huang over alleged spy ties
Bloomberg reports that Congress is preparing to subpoena Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang over his alleged affair with suspected Chinese spy Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive.
Bloomberg reports, citing two House Republicans, that the U.S. Congress is moving toward subpoenaing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to answer questions about his alleged affair with a suspected Chinese spy. The report follows a letter sent a week earlier by Representatives Brian Mast, John Moolenaar, and Rick Crawford, asking Huang to appear before their committees for a joint, closed-door briefing on his relationship with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive suspected of being a Chinese spy.
Speaking on Fox Business on Wednesday, House China Committee Chairman Moolenaar said Huang must agree to the briefing by the end of the day or face a likely subpoena. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast said Wednesday that his panel is preparing its own subpoena, to be sent if Huang doesn’t respond. Nvidia did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.
Why it matters
A sitting Nvidia CEO facing a possible congressional subpoena over an alleged foreign-espionage link would add political risk to the company at the center of the AI chip boom.