# Bessent points finger at Commerce Department in Nvidia scandal as Trump advisers discuss possible Lutnick ouster

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4 outlets covering · First listed: CNN, Nov 13, 2026, 8:00 AM · Read it: <https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxORlZDSUd1dlhpQmpxUGp5UlZhalR5S19FY3hTd2lIaDduVkxmckdnMkZQRng0S2ZCQ1hobjhEamZuaGRXWTZBUU1iLVgzcDVHSzNQZ1dkY1ZXTUQzY2ZGTGJnTmVJSml4R2ZrVjNsRWdYYWUtOTBZb1N5LV95UnhXTElOdERXUUhiWUE?oc=5>

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 4:00 AM: [Bessent points to Lutnick’s Commerce as he slams Nvidia chip ‘leakage’ to China](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/13/us-inflation-outlook-federal-reserve-rate-hike.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center)
  Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO days after admitting to an affair following scrutiny of his relationship with a woman reportedly deemed a Chinese spy.
- Nov 13, 2026, 7:51 AM: [Bessent blames Lutnick’s commerce department for failure to blacklist Megaspeed](<https://www.ft.com/content/ce6d292e-eaaa-4c23-b909-34276e1a1e8d?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  Salvo from US Treasury secretary risks stoking tensions within Trump administration over Nvidia scandal
- Nov 13, 2026, 8:00 AM: [Bessent points finger at Commerce Department in Nvidia scandal as Trump advisers discuss possible Lutnick ouster](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxORlZDSUd1dlhpQmpxUGp5UlZhalR5S19FY3hTd2lIaDduVkxmckdnMkZQRng0S2ZCQ1hobjhEamZuaGRXWTZBUU1iLVgzcDVHSzNQZ1dkY1ZXTUQzY2ZGTGJnTmVJSml4R2ZrVjNsRWdYYWUtOTBZb1N5LV95UnhXTElOdERXUUhiWUE?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 13, 2026, 8:55 AM: [Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent points finger at Howard Lutnick, Commerce Department over Nvidia chip scandal](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/scott-bessent-points-finger-at-howard-lutnick-over-nvidia-chip-scandal/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed the Commerce Department for the Trump administration not acting sooner against a Nvidia customer accused of illegally diverting sensitive AI chips to China.
