Warren, Coons Demand $4.8 Billion Nvidia Export Records as Spy-Tie Allegations Engulf CEO
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Updated · Fox Business · Nov 12
Warren, Coons Demand $4.8 Billion Nvidia Export Records as Spy-Tie Allegations Engulf CEO
3 articles · Updated · Fox Business · Nov 12
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Nov. 17 is the deadline Warren and Coons set for the Trump administration to confirm it has preserved records on Nvidia's advanced AI chip exports to China and related national-security decisions.
The senators said the request was triggered by reports that CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a suspected Chinese intelligence operative and that senior officials knew of the concerns without halting chip flows.
Megaspeed, a Singapore-based buyer, has reportedly purchased more than $4.8 billion of advanced Nvidia AI chips since June 2024 and is under Justice Department scrutiny for possible diversion to China.
The letter also seeks preservation of communications between Nvidia and senior Trump officials, records on alleged chip smuggling probes, and any decisions to weaken or suspend advanced-AI export controls.
Democrats have widened the pressure by alleging Trump brushed off a Rubio warning while licenses for H200 chip sales to China continued, sharpening questions over export-control enforcement.