# Lutnick under fire as Bessent blames Commerce Department in Nvidia crisis > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3480650 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 9 outlets covering · First listed: Los Angeles Times, Nov 13, 2026, 12:16 PM · Read it: Nvidia chip controversy puts Lutnick in the hot seat as Congress demands answers ## 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]() — 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]() — 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, 9:54 AM: [Bessent blames Lutnick’s Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chips to China]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center) - Nov 13, 2026, 10:54 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. - Nov 13, 2026, 12:16 PM: [Lutnick under fire as Bessent blames Commerce Department in Nvidia crisis]() — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left) Nvidia chip controversy puts Lutnick in the hot seat as Congress demands answers - Nov 13, 2026, 12:43 PM: [Bessent criticizes Commerce Department over Nvidia export control delays]() — Crypto Briefing (Specialist) Internal discord over export controls may lead to leadership changes and policy shifts, impacting U.S. tech trade and geopolitical dynamics.