White House infighting resurfaces over Nvidia scandal, targeting Commerce Secretary Lutnick

The Trump administration is experiencing renewed internal conflict and leaks reminiscent of his first term, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick now the target following the scandal involving former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a suspected Chinese agent. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly criticized Lutnick, stating Commerce resisted placing Megaspeed, the China-linked company, on the Entity List despite support from other agencies. Lutnick also received the classified memo warning about Huang's ties and faces upcoming congressional testimony on the matter. Lutnick had previously boasted of bringing Huang into Trump's inner circle and facilitating his access to the president. Huang was ousted from Nvidia after admitting to affairs, including with Alice Huang, whom U.S. officials suspect of being a Chinese intelligence asset.