After spy scandal, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang becomes target of congressional investigation

After Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, a woman accused by US intelligence agencies of spying for the Chinese government, bipartisan US lawmakers are pushing for an investigation into him and for stricter chip export controls. After the Democrats' landslide midterm victory, Senator Blumenthal, who will chair the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigative body next year, called for an in-depth investigation, saying it is both an intelligence issue and a potential corruption issue; House Democratic leader Jeffries strongly supports the stricter chip export control provisions the Senate has already advanced in the annual defense policy bill and demands a full briefing on the Nvidia issue. Lawmakers are also angry over reports that Nvidia may be seeking chip access for suspicious Chinese companies. Trump defended Huang, saying Huang told him he had no idea the woman was a spy and that the FBI is investigating; some Intelligence Committee members said they need more details before taking a position.