Democratic Senator calls on Nvidia CEO to testify on Trump’s greenlight for China chip sales

Democratic Senator calls on Nvidia CEO to testify on Trump’s greenlight for China chip sales

By Reuters
Publication Date: 2025-12-11 19:50:00

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren ​on Thursday called ‌for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ‌and Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify after President Donald Trump ⁠announced ‌plans to greenlight sales of Nvidia’s second-most ‍advanced AI chip to China.

In a speech on the ​Senate floor, she ‌also raised concerns that Trump could potentially muzzle his own Justice Department after it announced a ⁠crackdown on ​a smuggling operation ​of those same chips, known as the ‍H200, ⁠to China on the same day Trump announced ⁠the policy change.

(Reporting by ‌Alexandra Alper; Editing by ‌Chris Reese)