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Bipartisan Calls Grow for Investigations Into Nvidia CEO, The Hill Reports
By Eleanor Ever Loyal
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Republicans and Democrats are showing rare unity in calling for investigations into whether Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang compromised U.S. national security, according to reporting by The Hill.
Since The Hill’s reporting, Huang has resigned as Nvidia’s chief executive, and NBC News reported that he has agreed to brief Congress on the matters surrounding his departure.
The calls follow allegations reported by The Hill involving Huang’s relationship with a woman the publication described as an alleged Chinese spy. The Hill further reported that Huang admitted to an affair with her. Those underlying claims remain allegations and reported assertions in the available sourcing.
According to The Hill’s reporting, lawmakers in both parties are aligned in seeking further investigation into the potential national-security implications of the matter. The parties, however, differ over whether President Trump bears responsibility, The Hill reported.
Separate reporting from Anadolu Agency said Trump was briefed aboard Air Force One while traveling to Beijing about the Nvidia chief’s reported ties to the alleged Chinese spy.
The available desk sourcing does not identify a specific congressional committee, government agency or other body that would conduct an investigation. It also does not name individual lawmakers making the calls or describe the form any proposed inquiry would take.
The sourcing provided likewise includes no statement from Huang, Nvidia, the White House or any investigative authority responding to the reported allegations or the calls for investigations.
The account therefore establishes, according to The Hill’s reporting, a bipartisan push for scrutiny and a disagreement over Trump’s role. But the details of any potential investigation, including whether one has formally begun, are not established in the reporting available to this desk.
— Eleanor Ever Loyal, National Desk
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