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Resigned Nvidia CEO Huang signals he will brief Congress on Megaspeed scandal

Republican chairs say Jensen Huang has indicated he is willing to appear before three House committees, and they threaten subpoenas if he does not. It is the first sign Congress will examine how banned chips may have reached China.

By the Investigations Desk · · 2 min read

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Republican lawmakers said Thursday they are negotiating for Jensen Huang, who has resigned as CEO of Nvidia, to appear before Congress. The scandal involves his reported affair with Alice Huang, a former executive at the company Megaspeed. She is suspected of being a Chinese spy, an allegation not established in the sources 1.

Rep. John Moolenaar of Michigan chairs the House Select Committee on China. He said talks over a date are underway 1.

John Moolenaar
We are in discussions with him right now on a date to come and meet with us
John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, R-Mich.1

Moolenaar also said the three committee chairs are ready to force the issue if needed 1.

John Moolenaar
If for some reason that were not to happen, all three committees, all three chairs have said we will use our subpoena power.
John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, R-Mich.1

What the committees asked for

Moolenaar and Reps. Brian Mast of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Rick Crawford of the Intelligence Committee wrote to Huang on Nov. 4. They asked for a closed-door briefing with all three committees 1.

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The letter said the briefing would cover Nvidia's "security protocols against foreign adversary espionage and your interactions with a publicly reported People's Republic of China (PRC) intelligence asset." The chairs set a Wednesday deadline to respond 1.

A report published Nov. 6 said the letter proposed Nov. 18 in a House office building room. It said the letter does not accuse Huang or Nvidia of wrongdoing 2. Nvidia has described his contacts with the executive as routine business engagement. It says concerns about chips being diverted through Megaspeed were investigated and debunked 2.

Mast and Moolenaar told reporters Thursday that they received a response. Mast said Huang indicated he is willing to appear 1. Moolenaar said the resignation "does change the dynamic" around his potential testimony 1.

The chips at the center

Megaspeed is a Singapore-based data center company. It gained access to highly prized chips that the U.S. bans from export to China. It is under investigation in the U.S. and Singapore for allegedly smuggling those chips into China 1. Those are allegations, not findings.

The reporting cited in one account does not establish that Jensen Huang knew of any spying. It also says the value of any information passed along remains unclear 2. China has called the allegations "groundless speculation" 2.

Huang's departure has not ended calls for answers. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, said on CNBC he would happily support subpoenaing Huang, just before the resignation was announced. A spokesperson said he still backs a subpoena 1.

Trump's response

President Trump, a friend of Huang's, has downplayed the scandal. On Thursday he said Huang had done a "fantastic job" 1.

Republicans still control Congress until January 1. Whether the committees get answers before then may decide how deep this inquiry goes.

That matters because export limits on advanced chips exist for national security reasons. The questions here are whether those limits were enforced and what Nvidia knew. The sources do not say whether any Democrat has commented on this briefing.

What happens next is a date for the briefing, or a subpoena if talks fail. The briefing would be closed-door, so the public may learn little of what is said. Nvidia reports quarterly earnings Nov. 17 2.

The Record

  1. Reps. Mast, Moolenaar and Crawford write to Huang seeking a closed-door briefing on Nvidia's espionage protections and his contacts with Alice Huang 1.
  2. Chairs' deadline for Huang to respond to the briefing request 12.
  3. Nvidia announces Huang has stepped down; Mast says he indicated he is willing to appear, and chairs say they will subpoena if not 1.
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Sources

  1. CBS News, “GOP lawmakers negotiating for Huang to appear before Congress” (2026-11-12). cbsnews.com/news/jensen-huang-nvidia-congress-testify/
  2. AI Chat Daily, “Nvidia pushes back as House chairs seek Jensen Huang briefing on Megaspeed” (2026-11-06). aichatdaily.com/ai-security/nvidia-pushes-back-house-chairs-

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