Lawmakers demand answers on Nvidia sales to China as Commerce Secretary faces scrutiny
Lawmakers are demanding Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testify before Congress over his decision to allow $4 billion in advanced AI chip sales to China, with senators seeking to halt future shipments amid national security concerns. Senators John Kennedy and Josh Hawley expressed outrage following the resignation of former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang over an affair with Alice Huang, an alleged Chinese intelligence asset. The Senate Banking Committee has requested Lutnick and Huang testify on December 3, while the Senate Intelligence Committee seeks a briefing. The Justice Department is investigating Singapore-based Megaspeed and Super Micro Computer for allegedly diverting AI servers to China, including a scheme that shipped $510 million in servers between April and mid-May 2025. Authorities also uncovered a warehouse filled with dummy servers used to evade audits.