GOP Presses Lutnick Over China Chip Exports as Nvidia Executives Agree to Closed-Door Testimony
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 15
GOP Presses Lutnick Over China Chip Exports as Nvidia Executives Agree to Closed-Door Testimony
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 15
Summary
Republican lawmakers intensified pressure on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, demanding he explain why Nvidia’s most advanced chips kept flowing to China despite national security concerns.
Jim Banks and John Moolenaar said Lutnick failed to close export-control loopholes, while questions mounted over whether former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang influenced Commerce’s resistance to tighter restrictions.
Trump had asked Lutnick three times to pursue tougher curbs, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently confronted him over the lack of action, according to prior reporting cited in the report.
Huang, who resigned Thursday, and other Nvidia executives have agreed to testify in a closed-door congressional session, while Lutnick is expected to appear before the Senate Banking Committee soon.