Jensen Huang, who recently stepped down as NVIDIA’s president and CEO, has accepted an invitation to testify before congressional committees in a closed-door session.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) announced that Huang expressed his willingness on November 11, amidst early warnings and potential subpoena threats from officials. Ongoing discussions are determining the exact date, expected to be prior to Thanksgiving.
The testimony will be conducted under oath, recorded, and transcribed, but it’s uncertain if any part will be public. Participating bodies include the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
Mast, alongside Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR), had sent a follow-up request on November 12 for a closed-door interview with Huang on December 1, followed by NVIDIA General Counsel Tim Teter on December 2. The committee required confirmation by 8 p.m. Eastern Time on November 13, cautioning that non-compliance could lead to a subpoena.
“Emerging reports surrounding Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, and MegaSpeed present evident national security issues that require prompt attention. It’s vital to understand the full scope of the risks posed to our national security,” the committee chairs stated in a joint statement.
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In a separate engagement, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott reached out on November 12, urging Huang to provide testimony during a public hearing scheduled for December 3. “Concerns regarding national security and the safeguarding of critical U.S. technology have escalated. I urge that both Jensen Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testify for the Senate Banking Committee. The American public demands transparency,” Scott highlighted.
Scott also indicated that if Huang chose not to appear voluntarily, “the Committee is prepared to utilize every available measure, including subpoenas, to ensure necessary oversight.”
Huang’s resignation is linked to reports concerning his association with Alice Huang, a former executive at the Singapore-based firm Megaspeed and identified by U.S. officials as a potential intelligence asset for China’s Ministry of State Security. These claims have been denied by China.
In a company-wide memo addressed to employees on November 9, Huang admitted, “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.” He expressed his support for the board’s independent investigation into the national security issues raised in the allegations.
The NVIDIA board confirmed Huang’s resignation while naming Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress as interim CEO, as they search for a permanent replacement.
Lawmakers have raised ongoing concerns regarding U.S. export controls on advanced semiconductors, NVIDIA’s transactions involving specific chips sold to China, and the implications of Megaspeed. Mast emphasized past differences with Huang concerning export limits, characterizing NVIDIA as “an essential company for the United States of America” and asserting that Huang “has pressing questions to answer.”
