# Nvidia hires former US prosecutor at Wachtell to lead Jensen Huang probe

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10 outlets covering · First listed: Financial Times, Nov 10, 2026, 1:24 PM · Read it: <https://www.ft.com/content/8d59bf02-960e-4eb1-b5dc-55397e31cea5?syn-25a6b1a6=1>

Former acting head of US attorney’s office for Southern District of New York tapped for investigation of CEO’s affair with alleged Chinese spy

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 7:41 AM: [All roads lead to Jensen Huang. That's Nvidia's problem.](<https://www.businessinsider.com/affair-jensen-huang-scandal-china-nvidia-ai-bi-today-newsletter-2026-11>) — Business Insider (Digital news, United States)
  Jensen Huang's affair has left Nvidia with a mess —for a company so integral to the AI industry, that means there's a lot to unpack.
- Nov 10, 2026, 9:59 AM: [What we know about Jensen Huang and the NVIDIA spy plot](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4798465/what-we-know-jensen-huang-nvidia-spy-plot/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States)
  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing scrutiny after U.S. officials reportedly concluded that a woman with whom he had a romantic relationship was working with Chinese intelligence, raising questions about whether the company’s sensitive technology or national security information may have been compromised. The allegations have prompted Nvidia’s board to launch an independent investigation into
- Nov 10, 2026, 1:08 PM: [Nvidia Hires Wachtell Lipton to Investigate CEO Jensen Huang’s Affair With Chinese Executive](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/10/business/nvidia-wachtell-lipton-jensen-huang.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States)
  Wachtell partner Joon H. Kim, a former acting U.S. attorney, is leading the inquiry into the chip maker’s chief executive.
- Nov 10, 2026, 1:24 PM: [Nvidia hires former US prosecutor at Wachtell to lead Jensen Huang probe](<https://www.ft.com/content/8d59bf02-960e-4eb1-b5dc-55397e31cea5?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Former acting head of US attorney’s office for Southern District of New York tapped for investigation of CEO’s affair with alleged Chinese spy
- Nov 10, 2026, 1:25 PM: [Nvidia hires former acting US attorney Joon H. Kim and his law firm Wachtell Lipton to conduct a probe into Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy (New York Times)](<https://www.techmeme.com/261110/p43>) — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 10, 2026, 1:26 PM: [Nvidia hires law firm Wachtell Lipton to lead Jensen Huang affair probe](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/10/nvidia-wachtell-lipton-huang-affair.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States)
  On Sunday, Huang admitted to having an affair with a woman who has been connected to Chinese intelligence by reports in The New York Times and Financial Times.
- Nov 10, 2026, 1:49 PM: [What Jensen Huang’s Affair Means for Nvidia](<https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-jensen-huangs-affair-means-for-nvidia>) — The New Yorker (Magazine, United States)
  What did Huang—and the Trump Administration—know about the alleged Chinese spy he was involved with?
- Nov 10, 2026, 2:51 PM: [Nvidia hires former acting U.S. attorney to probe Jensen Huang affair](<https://www.nbcnews.com/business/corporations/ex-prosecutor-probe-jensen-huang-chinese-spy-affair-nvidia-rcna608628>) — NBC News (TV network, United States)
  Nvidia shares have tumbled by more than 10% since Monday, erasing almost $500 billion in market value.
- Nov 10, 2026, 4:05 PM: [Meet the former prosecutor Nvidia hired to investigate the Jensen Huang spy scandal](<https://www.marketwatch.com/story/meet-the-former-prosecutor-nvidia-hired-to-investigate-the-jensen-huang-spy-scandal-e8078f67?mod=mw_rss_topstories>) — MarketWatch (Business & finance, United States)
  Joon Kim just joined the Wachtell Lipton law firm last month and now will lead an independent investigation into whether Nvidia’s CEO was the target of a China spy operation
- Nov 10, 2026, 4:23 PM: [Nvidia hires former acting US attorney to investigate Jensen Huang](<https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6212083-nvidia-hired-former-us-attorney/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Nvidia announced Tuesday that it has hired a former acting U.S. attorney to investigate its CEO, Jensen Huang, following reports of his alleged intimate relationship with a woman U.S. intelligence officials believe was spying for China. “The independent members of the NVIDIA Board have retained former acting U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New…
