Schumer Accuses Trump of Ignoring Nvidia Spy Risk as $25 Million Donation Draws Scrutiny
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Updated · CNBC · Nov 10
Schumer Accuses Trump of Ignoring Nvidia Spy Risk as $25 Million Donation Draws Scrutiny
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Nov 10
Summary
Charles Schumer said Trump was briefed more than a year ago that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was involved with a suspected Chinese spy and "did nothing" despite the national-security stakes.
The attack followed reports that Trump later defended Huang and said he believed the CEO's claim that he did not know Alice Huang was a Chinese spy.
Schumer tied the episode to broader concerns over AI-chip policy, citing Trump's Beijing trip with Huang, looser export controls and Nvidia's $25 million donation to Trump's White House ballroom project.
Congressional pressure is widening beyond Democrats: Rep. John Moolenaar called for answers on whether Huang shared privileged information or lobbied on China chip sales, while Nvidia has opened an independent investigation.
With Democrats set to control both chambers in January, lawmakers are positioning for investigations into Nvidia, Huang and the administration's handling of advanced chip exports to China.