Ousted Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang has formally agreed to appear before a coalition of congressional committees for a closed-door deposition following weeks of mounting political pressure and threats of subpoenas.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast announced the agreement, confirming that Huang will testify prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. The high-stakes appearance comes directly on the heels of Huang’s dramatic resignation from the semiconductor giant—a fallout triggered by national security investigations into his relationship with an executive tied to Singapore-based customer Megaspeed, who is accused of acting as a Chinese intelligence asset.
High-Level Congressional Probes Closing In
The congressional inquiry involves a coordinated bipartisan and bicameral approach to scrutinizing how advanced hardware found its way across restricted borders. Alongside the Democratic-led inquiries opened by House Ways and Means ranking member Rep. Richard Neal and Senate Finance ranking member Sen. Ron Wyden—which focus heavily on the Trump administration’s revenue-sharing export tax framework—Republican committee leaders have zeroed in on Huang’s compromised security posture.
The joint investigative effort is being led by:
- Rep. Brian Mast, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Rep. John Moolenaar, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party
- Rep. Rick Crawford, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee
Originally summoning Huang via a formal November 4 letter, the lawmakers pushed for answers regarding how sensitive H200 AI chip allocations were green-lit while federal intelligence agencies harbored active concerns regarding foreign espionage and shell company networks.
While House Foreign Affairs Chairman Mast acknowledged Nvidia’s irreplaceable standing as a cornerstone of American technological infrastructure, he stressed that the gravity of the security breaches demands strict accountability:
“Jensen and I have been very at odds… on export controls, but Nvidia is a very important company to the United States of America. I don’t want to see anything hurt in Nvidia, but he has some very serious questions to answer.”
Behind Closed Doors Under Oath
According to committee leadership, Huang’s deposition will take place behind closed doors to protect classified information regarding foreign intelligence operations and supply chain vulnerabilities. However, unlike standard informal briefings, committee leads expect the entire session to be fully video-recorded and transcribed under oath.
The upcoming testimony compounds a catastrophic week for the former tech leader, who faces parallel inquiries, shareholder lawsuits, and an internal board investigation into workplace conduct following his immediate ouster. As interim CEO Colette Kress steers Nvidia through its immediate corporate transition, Washington’s sweeping cross-examinations threaten to further expose the fragile intersection of corporate governance, executive misconduct, and national security trade policy.
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