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Jensen Huang agrees to testify before Congress

Summary

  • Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang agreed to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
  • Huang stepped down as CEO following reports of an alleged affair with a woman suspected of spying for China.
  • Huang agreed to testify by Thanksgiving after senior lawmakers threatened to subpoena him.
  • House Republicans Brian Mast, John Moolenaar, & Rick Crawford sent Huang a letter on November 4 requesting his appearance.
  • Mast chairs the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Moolenaar chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, & Crawford chairs the House Intelligence Committee.
  • The testimony will occur behind closed doors, though it is expected to be recorded on video & transcribed.

Huang, who was ousted as CEO following reports of an alleged affair with a woman suspected of spying for China, agreed to testify Wednesday after several senior lawmakers threatened to subpoena him.

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