Jensen Huang affair in D.C.: Resignation calls and moves to tighten Nvidia China exports

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks to media before a roundtable with South Korean AI and robotics startups at the Shilla Hotels, June 8, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea.

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Members of Congress are calling on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to resign, and momentum is building to subpoena the executive, whose company is a leader in advanced artificial intelligence chips.

Senate banking committee member Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., doubled down Wednesday on his call for Huang to resign, and a key Democratic House oversight panel member and House Republican piled on.

"As a matter of his own conscience, he should resign," Cramer told CNBC, in response to revelations that Huang had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy as the chipmaker he co-founded was given permission from the U.S. government to sell its technology to China.

Huang, who leads a company that's been a chief beneficiary of the artificial intelligence boom, on Sunday admitted to having an affair with a woman whom news outlets have reported U.S. intelligence concluded was a Chinese spy. The revelation is sending shockwaves through Washington, with lawmakers now fearing that U.S. AI dominance could be at risk. 

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