President Donald Trump said on November 9, 2026, that the FBI was looking into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy. The bureau declined to comment when contacted by the BBC, and Trump gave no details about the inquiry’s scope or when it began. Source Source
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was sent a highly classified memo warning about the relationship, Axios reported on November 10, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. His department oversees restrictions intended to keep sensitive U.S. technology from American adversaries. Source
Trump, meanwhile, publicly vouched for Huang, saying the Nvidia chief had told him he hadn’t known about the woman’s alleged intelligence ties. “I really believe him,” Trump said. Source
The woman, Alice Huang, is unrelated to Jensen Huang and was an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, which has dealt with Nvidia. The BBC and Reuters, citing The New York Times, reported that U.S. intelligence officials believed she was a spy for Beijing. China rejects the allegations: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun called the spy narrative “purely a groundless accusation, slander, and a smear,” Reuters reported. Source Source
Nvidia’s inquiry is separate
Nvidia’s board announced its own investigation on November 8 into whether Huang had been targeted by a foreign intelligence effort, Reuters reported. The board expressed confidence in his leadership. Huang told employees he had been unfaithful to his wife, without disclosing details of the relationship. Source
Nvidia said it had no reason to believe company secrets or national security were compromised, according to the BBC. Huang said he would cooperate with the company’s inquiry. Source
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