Follow-Up: As Jensen Huang's Reply Deadline Passes, a House Chair Says Subpoenas Are Likely If He Does Not Agree to a Closed-Door Briefing
WASHINGTON — The deadline for Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang to answer three U.S. House committee chairmen expired on November 11. John Moolenaar, chairman of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, said on Fox Business that day that Huang had until 5 p.m. Eastern on November 11 to decide whether he would agree to meet lawmakers behind closed doors. "If he doesn't agree to that or submit an additional date, I believe there will likely be subpoenas for him to appear," he said.
According to a November 11 Reuters report, the three Republican lawmakers are unlikely to allow Huang to send Nvidia's general counsel to answer questions on his behalf about his alleged relationship with a woman accused of being a Chinese spy, according to a person familiar with the discussions. A spokesperson for House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast said Mast is open to issuing a congressional subpoena if Huang does not respond to the lawmakers' request. Reuters noted that lawmakers need support from colleagues to issue a subpoena, and that the rules for doing so vary by committee.
Mast told ABC News on November 10 that he was prepared to issue a subpoena, and answered "absolutely" when asked whether he would consider one if Huang did not respond.
As of publication, neither Huang nor Nvidia had publicly said whether he would accept, decline or propose another date. A spokesperson for Nvidia did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment, and no subpoena had been publicly issued. November 11 is Veterans Day, a federal holiday when Congress is in recess, and any reply may still surface through the media the following day; the absence of a public reply is not a refusal.
In their joint letter dated November 4, the three chairmen asked Huang to appear on November 18 at the Rayburn House Office Building for a joint closed-door briefing before the three committees, covering Nvidia's security protocols against foreign adversary espionage and his interactions with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, and asked him to accept that date or propose another by November 11. The letter is a request to appear, not a subpoena. Neither Alice Huang nor Megaspeed has been charged with any crime, and Huang himself faces no charges.
Since this newsroom began following this matter, the editorial department has written to Nvidia's media department to ask about it and, as of publication, has not received a formal reply. GSM will continue to follow official developments.
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