Democrats in Congress are looking into how NVIDIA sold its H200 chips to China during Donald Trump's presidency.
The big question: Did a tariff workaround let the administration profit from the sales while possibly skirting export rules?
Lawmakers say the chips were routed through the US before heading to China, raising concerns about whether this created an unfair export tax system.
Jensen Huang ousted and will testify
NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang just was ousted after news broke about his affair with Alice Huang, who is suspected of being a Chinese spy linked to Megaspeed, a company US officials suspect of helping route advanced NVIDIA chips into China.
Lawmakers also want answers on why Megaspeed was allowed to keep buying chips and whether NVIDIA's political donations influenced Trump's decisions.
Plus, there are fresh questions about a 2025 deal where NVIDIA agreed to share 15% of its Chinese sales revenue.
Huang has agreed to testify before Congress soon.