Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has agreed to testify before House Republicans about allegations involving a woman suspected of ties to Chinese intelligence, sources told Fox News on Thursday. NBC News reported that Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., chairman of the House Select Committee on China, said Huang agreed to brief lawmakers on the relationship and on the chipmaker’s security protocols.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast said Thursday that Huang agreed to testify by Thanksgiving, according to TechCrunch, which cited reports from Bloomberg and NBC News. Fox News reported that a date for the testimony has not yet been announced.
BREAKING: Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has agreed to testify before House Republicans following allegations involving a woman suspected of ties to Chinese intelligence, sources tell Fox News.
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Three Chairmen Pressed for Answers
The agreement follows a letter from three Republican chairmen: Moolenaar, Mast and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford of Arkansas. According to a press release from the Select Committee on China, the chairmen asked Huang to join a joint, closed-door briefing on his interactions with a Megaspeed executive the committee described as “a publicly reported Chinese intelligence asset,” and on Nvidia’s protections against foreign espionage.
“Recent reports raise significant national security concerns regarding the PRC’s access to sensitive U.S. technology and information,” the chairmen wrote, according to the committee’s release. “It is vital that Congress determines the extent to which U.S. national security has been placed at risk.”
The committee’s release said the chairmen asked Huang to brief the committees on Nov. 18 and gave him until Nov. 11 to accept or offer another date. TechCrunch reported that Huang agreed Wednesday, after several senior lawmakers threatened to subpoena him.
Mast: ‘Very Serious Questions to Answer’
“Jensen and I have been very at odds as some of you already know on export controls, but Nvidia is a very important company to the United States of America,” Mast told reporters, according to TechCrunch. “I don’t want to see anything hurt in Nvidia, but he has some very serious questions to answer.”
TechCrunch reported that the testimony will take place behind closed doors, though Mast said he expects the briefing to be recorded on video and transcribed.
Fox News reported that the agreement comes as questions mount over Huang’s alleged romantic relationship with the woman and the potential national security concerns it raises. TechCrunch reported that Huang stepped down as Nvidia’s CEO following reports of the alleged affair. Huang has not been charged with any wrongdoing, and none of the reports cited here say he shared sensitive information.
Why It Matters
Nvidia makes the advanced chips that power much of the artificial intelligence industry, and the company has been at the center of the debate in Washington over export controls on sales to China. The chairmen’s letter said the issue of Chinese infiltration and access to cutting-edge U.S. technology is core to the investigative work of all three committees, according to the Select Committee’s release.
NBC News reported that Moolenaar said Huang was in discussions with the committees to find a suitable time for the briefing.
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- Original post: Fox News (@FoxNews) on X, Nov 12, 2026
- https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/jensen-huang-agrees-brief-congress-interactions-alleged-spy-lawmaker-s-rcna608990
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-agrees-to-testify-before-congress/
- https://chinaselectcommittee.house.gov/media/press-releases/moolenaar-mast-and-crawford-seek-briefing-from-jensen-huang-on-ties-to-chinese-intelligence-asset
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