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Bessent points finger at Lutnick over Nvidia chip exports as Trump advisers discuss possible Commerce Secretary ouster

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs, on the newest of 2 developments

By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday accused the Commerce Department of a delay in labeling Nvidia customer Megaspeed a possible national security threat, publicly airing an ongoing administration blame game following the ouster of Nvidia CEO Jensen…

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  1. Nvidia’s Huang, Lutnick summoned to testify to US Senate

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

  2. Newest

    Bessent points finger at Lutnick over Nvidia chip exports as Trump advisers discuss possible Commerce Secretary ouster

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

8 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    Bessent confronts Lutnick over not labeling Nvidia customer a national security threat, sources say (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Adam Cancryn, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent challenged Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over his department’s reluctance to label Nvidia customer Megaspeed a possible national security threat in a Situation Room confrontation last week that illustrates the tension in…

  2. Forbes

    Lutnick Should Testify ‘ASAP’ About Nvidia And Huang, GOP Sen. Jim Banks Says (opens Forbes)

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    A growing bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has raised questions about why Lutnick agreed to allow Nvidia to sell chips to China.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    US Senate asks Huang, Lutnick to testify on Nvidia (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott has asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and former Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to testify, as House Republicans demand closed-door interviews amid national security concerns.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Nvidia’s Huang, Lutnick summoned to testify to US Senate (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The Banking Committee says the ex-tech CEO and the commerce secretary could face legal action if they fail to appear.

  5. Blue State Blues News

    Bessent Cornered Lutnick over Nvidia Chip Smuggling to China (opens Blue State Blues News)

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    Blue State Blues News's feed description

    Jensen Huang built Nvidia into the most valuable company on Earth, then got caught sleeping with a suspected Chinese spy. While cable news chased the affair, a bigger scandal was brewing

  6. KESQ Palm Springs

    Bessent points finger at Lutnick over Nvidia chip exports as Trump advisers discuss possible Commerce Secretary ouster (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday accused the Commerce Department of a delay in labeling Nvidia customer Megaspeed a possible national security threat, publicly airing an ongoing administration blame game following the ouster of Nvidia CEO Jensen…

  7. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Bessent points finger at Commerce Department in Nvidia scandal as Trump advisers discuss possible Lutnick ouster (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday accused the Commerce Department of a delay in labeling Nvidia customer Megaspeed a possible national security threat, publicly airing an ongoing administration blame game following the ouster of Nvidia CEO Jensen…

  8. The New Republic

    Bessent Publicly Throws Lutnick Under the Bus as Nvidia Scandal Grows (opens The New Republic)

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    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent placed blame for the Trump administration’s inaction regarding Megaspeed, the Chinese firm at the center of the Nvidia spying scandal, solely on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

  9. New York Post

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent points finger at Howard Lutnick, Commerce Department over Nvidia chip scandal (opens New York Post)

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    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.

  10. Legal Insurrection

    Lutnick to Testify Before Senate Amid NVIDIA Spy Scandal (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Tim Scott requested testimony from Lutnick and Jensen Huang amid questions about whether national security warnings were considered before chip sales to China. The post Lutnick to Testify Before Senate Amid NVIDIA Spy Scandal first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  11. MS Now

    Bessent points finger at Lutnick as scrutiny over Nvidia chip sales to China intensifies (opens MS Now)

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

  12. Townhall

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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