Add as a preferred source on GoogleBrian Mast Said He Would Subpoena Nvidia CEO Over Briefing Request
Three House committee chairs want Jensen Huang to explain Nvidia’s safeguards against foreign espionage and discuss his relationship with a Megaspeed executive.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast said he would subpoena Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang if Huang failed to respond by Wednesday, Nov. 11, to a request for a closed-door congressional briefing. The threat adds pressure on Nvidia over lawmakers’ national-security concerns.
Mast joined House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford and House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar in a letter last week seeking details about Nvidia’s safeguards against foreign espionage.
The lawmakers also want Huang to address his relationship with Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore data company Megaspeed. U.S. officials assess Alice Huang to be a Chinese intelligence asset. Mast said his questions include Huang’s contacts with the Chinese government and potential national-security effects.
Nvidia’s board has hired a law firm to examine whether Huang put national security or company secrets at risk. The board said it has no reason to believe either was exposed.
The lawmakers requested a joint, closed-door briefing for Nov. 18.
Riza Dagoc
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