U.S. Republican lawmakers warn Jensen Huang could be subpoenaed by Congress, also call for his resignation as CEO

[Financial News] Calls for a tough response to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang are growing among Republican members of Congress.
Key Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate warned that Huang could be subpoenaed if he did not voluntarily appear for a congressional briefing related to his affair with Alice Huang, who is suspected of being a Chinese spy. They also called for him to step down as NVIDIA CEO.
House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and China Chairman John Moolenaar said on Fox Business on the 11th, local time, that a subpoena to compel Huang’s appearance was likely if he did not attend the committee’s closed-door briefing or propose an alternative schedule.
He also pressed Huang to state his position on the request to appear before Congress by midnight that day.
Earlier, Moolenaar, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, and Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford sent Jensen Huang a letter on the 5th asking him to attend a closed-door joint briefing of the three committees.
Sen. Kevin Cramer, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, which oversees U.S. export-control programs, called for Huang to resign voluntarily the day before.
In an interview with Politico, a U.S. political news outlet, Cramer said the scandal posed a “serious security risk” in connection with sensitive matters such as NVIDIA semiconductors, adding, “I think he (Huang) should resign.”


[email protected] Lee Seok-woo, International Affairs Correspondent Reporter