Jensen Huang agrees to brief Congress on interactions with alleged spy, lawmaker says

Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has agreed to brief lawmakers on his interactions with the former executive of Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company under scrutiny for potential chip smuggling, and Nvidia’s security protocols, according to Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich.

Huang is “in discussions to find a date that works and in the right form,” Moolenaar said Thursday morning. Moolenaar, along with Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and Rep. Eric Crawford, R-Ark., had requested the tech leader brief Congress in a letter sent Nov. 4.

Moolenaar chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Mast chairs the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Crawford Chairs the House Intelligence Committee.

“I think right now our goal is to get him in as soon as possible, so that we have a full understanding of the facts and get to the bottom of the truth of this situation,” Moolenaar said.

In their letter sent last week, the lawmakers expressed interest in learning more about the Nvidia leader’s interactions with Alice Huang, who used to be a director at Megaspeed. A person familiar with the matter told NBC News that Alice Huang is suspected of collaborating with China’s Ministry of State Security.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio circulated a memo to officials in the Trump administration this spring outlining how U.S. intelligence showed that Jensen Huang was in a romantic relationship with a business executive who was an asset of China’s spy service, according to a person familiar with Nvidia and a former national security official with knowledge of the matter. The New York Times and the Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter, first reported on the memo last week.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., issued a statement early Thursday slamming Huang for his alleged involvement with the Megaspeed executive and potential national security violations.

“NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s decision to resign does not absolve him, other executives, or the company as a whole of responsibility for putting our national security at risk or for any potential violations of our laws,” Warren said.

Earlier in the week, Jensen Huang issued a statement apologizing for being unfaithful to his wife. On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that Huang had also engaged in a relationship with an Nvidia executive who reported to him. On Thursday morning, Nvidia announced that Huang was resigning as CEO.