Trump Says FBI Is Looking Into Nvidia Chief's Relationship as Democrats Seek Huang's Testimony

The fallout from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's admitted affair with a woman U.S. officials believe was spying for China kept spreading Tuesday.

President Trump said the FBI is investigating the relationship, NBC News reported ^[1]. CNN sources, cited by CTV News, said the President had been briefed on concerns about Huang during a trip, despite earlier denials ^[2]. Trump had previously lent the Nvidia boss his public backing, Semafor noted, even as the widening scandal shook confidence in the company's leadership ^[3].

Democrats now want Huang under oath. MS NOW reported that Democrats are seeking his testimony, and the Hindustan Times reported they are demanding answers on AI chip export licenses granted for China ^[4][5].

Inside the company, Nvidia's independent directors have hired Wachtell Lipton, with former acting U.S. attorney Joon H. Kim leading the inquiry, The New York Times reported ^[6]. Nvidia shares fell as investors weighed the risk to the world's most important AI chipmaker ^[3].

For Americans worried about Beijing's reach into Silicon Valley, the questions are simple: what did Huang share, who knew, and why were licenses for America's most advanced chips handled the way they were? Those answers matter far more than the gossip.