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Democrats launch Nvidia investigation, write scathing letter on Huang’s ‘scheme’ with Trump
Democrats have opened an inquiry into how the Trump administration approved Nvidia chip sales to China and whether the arrangement involved improper use of tariffs, export licences or political influence. Their letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick asks the department to preserve records and raises questions about what officials knew regarding a chip buyer’s alleged links to China and Nvidia founder Jensen Huang.
The inquiry is led by Representative Richard Neal and Senator Ron Wyden, who are senior Democrats on the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees; as minority-party members, they cannot compel answers. The letter also asks whether Nvidia’s reported $26 million in donations to Trump projects influenced the deal. Nvidia and AMD agreed in August 2025 to give the US government 15 per cent of revenue from certain China chip sales in exchange for export licences. Separately, Huang has agreed to testify in a closed-door session to Republican-led committees investigating the sales.
In short
- Democrats are questioning how Nvidia’s China chip exports were approved.
- Their letter asks about tariffs, licences and Nvidia’s donations to Trump projects.
- Huang has agreed to testify to a separate Republican-led inquiry.