US commerce secretary, former Nvidia chief called to testify in Senate
13.11.2026
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang have been called to testify before a Senate committee amid growing concerns over possible shipments of Nvidia's technology to China in violation of US trade restrictions.
Republican Senator Tim Scott, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, requested the public appearances next month, citing national security concerns.
Lutnick has agreed to testify, a Commerce Department spokesman told NBC News.
Huang resigned on Thursday after more than 30 years at Nvidia's helm following reports that he had an affair with a businesswoman from China, Alice Huang, who US security agencies suspect may have been recruited by Chinese intelligence.
Huang admitted over the weekend that he had been unfaithful to his wife. His departure came after reports emerged of another affair with a senior Nvidia executive who reported to him.
Alice Huang previously worked for Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company suspected by US authorities of secretly shipping Nvidia's artificial intelligence chips to China.
According to US media reports, Nvidia supplied Megaspeed with technology worth around $4 billion.
Lutnick is now expected to face questions about how those sales were possible.
Washington had restricted sales of advanced Nvidia chips to China to slow its progress in artificial intelligence.
Jensen Huang had in contrast argued that allowing these sales would keep China reliant on US technology rather than encourage the development of rival systems.
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