US commerce secretary in the spotlight over Nvidia scandal
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faced mounting pressure from lawmakers over the Trump administration’s handling of the Nvidia scandal.
Key points
- Multiple Republican senators have called for Lutnick and Huang to appear before the chamber over the still-unfurling episode, while a Republican member of the House told Semafor “ questions need to be answered.” — Prashant Rao.
- Singapore authorities, meanwhile, said the US provided only “limited” help with the city-state’s investigation into the Megaspeed executive.
Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, blamed Lutnick’s commerce department for the fact the US had not imposed export restrictions on certain Nvidia chips to China.
Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months".
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BBC BusinessNovember 13, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC →
The Guardian WorldNovember 13, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC →
SemaforNovember 13, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC →
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