# Sen. Tim Scott calls on Lutnick and Huang to testify over national security concerns

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3 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Examiner, Nov 12, 2026, 9:44 PM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4802365/tim-scott-howard-lutnick-jensen-huang-testify/>

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) called on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to testify before the Senate banking committee as a scandal involving the onetime chief executive and a Chinese spy has begun to boil over. Scott, chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent letters to

AI summary (may contain mistakes): Jensen Huang has stepped down as Nvidia CEO, with Colette Kress named interim CEO. His departure followed reports of a romantic relationship with businesswoman Alice Huang, whom US authorities suspect of spying for China; CNN reported that US officials disagree on whether intelligence collected so far proves it. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott has asked Huang and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 7:10 PM: [Huang and Lutnick Summoned to Testify Before Congress](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/business/jensen-huang-howard-lutnick-testify-capitol-hill.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Senator Tim Scott said he had requested that the Nvidia co-founder and the commerce secretary appear before the Senate Banking Committee.
- Nov 12, 2026, 9:01 PM: [Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott asks Jensen Huang and Howard Lutnick to testify at separate hearings in December over the Nvidia saga; Lutnick agrees to appear (Jasper Goodman/Politico)](<https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p70>) — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 9:44 PM: [Sen. Tim Scott calls on Lutnick and Huang to testify over national security concerns](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4802365/tim-scott-howard-lutnick-jensen-huang-testify/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right)
  Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) called on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to testify before the Senate banking committee as a scandal involving the onetime chief executive and a Chinese spy has begun to boil over. Scott, chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent letters to