# Bessent points finger at Lutnick as scrutiny over Nvidia chip sales to China intensifies

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8 outlets covering · First listed: MS NOW, Nov 13, 2026, 10:45 AM · Read it: <https://www.ms.now/news/bessent-lutnick-nvidia-trump-huang-chips>

Howard Lutnick, Trump’s commerce secretary, has agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee amid fallout from Nvidia’s spy scandal.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 4:00 AM: [Bessent blames 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, 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/CBMihAFBVV95cUxOSndiVUY0YWtORGZNSjA2UDBwMy1DR1VUbEpTdUFsZmE5bXdOQVFKNF9qSThVRDdnRWhEcmhtZEM2ckJVVWlQRDMyd2N2STk5MHFuUEQxTjgtQUd1RkM3NmV2d1hZN2xCamlOVGFMV2o1SldxazFWTlY3Y1BTRFJjQlpFdTA?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.
- Nov 13, 2026, 9:13 AM: [Lutnick agrees to testify as Bessent blames him for chip sales](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-lutnick-scott-bessent-nvidia-megaspeed-testimony/>) — 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](<https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/lutnick-agrees-to-testify-before-congress-as-republicans-pile-on-the-embattled-commerce-secretary-151715681.html>) — 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](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxPQmthd2p1bWNiTUNEQ1puWC14bVlmeTJ2MjVIcGN2ZEkzdVlncWJYVUZ2TGdEdzRQd1NCb2RGRG5ZRm9RX3BXMVJfd25SQjVzdEN1RTdpc2VkSkdlVkxGMW5CNURkb3gxS25uYzRuZGFqZjV5Mk1KSXlCR2NaTlI4NHZudkZXUXduU0lXNmpMZHl4LWdoZk82akdoenV5c1piemdKX0RaSEw?oc=5>) — 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](<https://www.ms.now/news/bessent-lutnick-nvidia-trump-huang-chips>) — 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, 11:09 AM: [Bessent blames Lutnick's Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/bessent-blames-lutnicks-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.