Democrats launch inquiry into nvidia's china sales, questioning trump administration's role

Democratic lawmakers have initiated an investigation into how the Trump administration managed Nvidia's chip sales to China. This inquiry, led by Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), focuses on questionable arrangements involving the company and the Commerce Department. The letter sent to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demands the preservation of records concerning a deal where President Trump allegedly required that Nvidia's H200 chips, made in Taiwan, first be shipped to the United States, where a tariff was applied. Furthermore, the inquiry questions why the Commerce Department allowed Megaspeed, a Singapore-based entity suspected of routing advanced chips to China, to purchase chips even after U.S. intelligence raised concerns about Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, and her relationship with Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO. The letter also probes the influence of Nvidia's $26 million donations to Trump's projects, suggesting the export deal may have been influenced by Trump learning of Huang's alleged affair with the spy. Separately, the Republican-led group, which previously demanded Huang testify, secured his agreement to appear after his resignation. This investigation follows the initial news of the alleged spy affair and runs parallel to a prior public agreement from August 2025 where Nvidia and AMD consented to share 15% of their China chip revenue with the U.S. government.