Scott Summons Huang, Lutnick to Senate Banking, Threatens Subpoena
TL;DR
- Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott asked Jensen Huang to testify December 3 and Howard Lutnick December 10, with subpoenas on the table if either declines.
- Commerce Secretary Lutnick has agreed to appear; ousted Nvidia CEO Huang has not publicly accepted.
- Scott cites national security concerns from Huang's reported affair with a suspected Chinese spy and Commerce's role in approving advanced chip sales to China.
Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott sent letters Thursday asking ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to appear before the panel on December 3 and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on December 10, Bloomberg Law reported. "Should you fail to appear before the Committee on a voluntary basis, the Committee is prepared to use all tools at our disposal, including subpoenas, to conduct this legitimate and necessary oversight," the South Carolina Republican wrote.
Scott grounded the request in national security concerns stemming from Huang's reported affair with a suspected Chinese spy, the episode that pushed Huang out of Nvidia. Lutnick is drawn in because the Commerce Department reviewed the national security risks of advanced semiconductor exports before the Trump administration authorized Nvidia to sell those chips to China.
Lutnick has already agreed to appear, according to NBC News. Huang has not publicly accepted. The hearing dates land against a run of related coverage in our tracker, including the open review of Lutnick's own standing at Commerce and the Justice Department's reported posture on the underlying spy allegations.
Originally reported by news.bloomberglaw.com
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