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Lutnick in firing line in Nvidia spy scandal fallout

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 13, 2026 • 12:31 AM
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The commerce secretary is blamed by some in the White House for inaction over blocking chip sales to China, as political pressure mounts in Washington.

Lutnick in firing line in Nvidia spy scandal fallout

Washington | Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out amid a spy scandal surrounding Nvidia’s now-former chief executive Jensen Huang, as the fallout continues to consume the West Wing.

A growing number of lawmakers criticised Lutnick for the Trump administration’s refusal to add dozens of Chinese companies to a key US trade blacklist, and for whether the government was properly overseeing Nvidia’s exports to China.

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