Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Agrees to Testify Before US Congress
Jensen Huang has agreed to provide closed-door testimony to three US House committees by Thanksgiving, following threats of subpoenas.
According to TechCrunch, former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has agreed to testify before the US Congress by Thanksgiving. The announcement was made on Thursday by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, citing reports from Bloomberg and NBC News.
Huang stepped down as CEO following allegations of an affair with a woman suspected of spying for China. He agreed to testify on Wednesday after several senior lawmakers threatened to issue subpoenas.
The testimony involves three key committees: the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and the House Intelligence Committee. Their respective chairs, Brian Mast, John Moolenaar, and Rick Crawford, had sent a letter to Huang on November 4 requesting his appearance.
"Jensen and I have been very at odds... on export controls, but Nvidia is a very important company to the United States of America," Mast told reporters. "I don’t want to see anything hurt in Nvidia, but he has some very serious questions to answer."
The hearing will take place behind closed doors, though Mast stated he expects the briefing to be recorded on video and transcribed. This development marks an escalation in legislative oversight regarding AI chip giants and their ties to China.