# Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3416694 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 11 outlets covering · First listed: PBS NewsHour, Nov 13, 2026, 11:09 AM · Read it: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has come under increasing scrutiny because of his reportedly close relationship with Jensen Huang. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 4:54 AM: [Nvidia scandal draws in Commerce Secretary Lutnick, who reportedly agrees to testify about China chip sales]() — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center) Commerce Secretary Lutnick will testify before the Senate Banking Committee following revelations about Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy. - Nov 13, 2026, 5:09 AM: [Bessent blames Lutnick’s commerce department over delay blacklisting China-linked data firm – US politics live]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Lean left) Treasury secretary says he was in favor ‘for months’ of putting Megaspeed on blacklist to stop Nvidia exporting advanced chips to BeijingSign up for the Breaking News US emailIn other tech-related news, the Microsoft outage is still going. The longest in the company’s history. My colleagues are covering the latest and how it’s affecting millions and pretty much every industry …As I noted earlier, the calls for Howard Lutnick to appear before lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been answered. - Nov 13, 2026, 7:51 AM: [Bessent blames Lutnick’s commerce department for failure to blacklist Megaspeed]() — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center) Salvo from US Treasury secretary risks stoking tensions within Trump administration over Nvidia scandal - Nov 13, 2026, 8:55 AM: [Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent points finger at Howard Lutnick, Commerce Department 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. - Nov 13, 2026, 9:13 AM: [Lutnick agrees to testify as Bessent blames him for chip sales]() — CBS News (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on Dec. 10, according to a U.S. official. - Nov 13, 2026, 9:17 AM: [Bessent points finger at Lutnick over Nvidia chip exports]() — Yahoo News (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 13, 2026, 9:54 AM: [Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center) - Nov 13, 2026, 10:45 AM: [Bessent points finger at Lutnick as scrutiny over Nvidia chip sales to China intensifies]() — MS NOW (TV network, United States, rated Left) Howard Lutnick, Trump’s commerce secretary, has agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee amid fallout from Nvidia’s spy scandal. - Nov 13, 2026, 10:54 AM: [Bessent Kicks Off a Nvidia Blame Game]() — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left) - Nov 13, 2026, 11:02 AM: [Scott Bessent blames the Commerce Department for not cracking down on Megaspeed]() — Business Insider (Digital news, United States, rated Lean left) "Commerce has the pen," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. "You all will have to ask them about their internal processes." - Nov 13, 2026, 11:09 AM: [Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has come under increasing scrutiny because of his reportedly close relationship with Jensen Huang.