Jensen Huang has agreed to testify before Congress, House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Brian Mast said on Thursday, a development that settles a dispute over whether the former Nvidia chief executive would appear voluntarily. The Jensen Huang Congress testimony is set to happen by Thanksgiving, which falls later this month. Huang stepped down as chief executive after reports of an alleged affair with a woman suspected of spying for China.
A letter, then threats of a subpoena
On November 4, three House Republicans wrote to Huang asking him to appear before their committees. Mast chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, John Moolenaar chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Rick Crawford chairs the House Intelligence Committee. Several senior lawmakers then threatened to subpoena him before he agreed to appear.
Mast was open about his disagreements with Huang. He said the two were "very at odds" on export controls, the US rules that limit the sale of certain technology abroad. Even so, Mast said Nvidia is "a very important company to the United States," adding that Huang "has some very serious questions to answer."
How the closed-door session will work
Mast said the Jensen Huang Congress testimony will take place behind closed doors, so it will not be open to the public or reporters in the room. He said he expects the session to be recorded on video and transcribed, which would create an official written record. The sources do not say what questions lawmakers plan to ask.
The sources give slightly different timing. One account says Huang agreed to testify on Wednesday, while the deadline given is Thanksgiving, which falls later this month. No exact date or time for the session has been confirmed in the material available.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- November 4: Mast, Moolenaar and Crawford sent Huang a letter asking him to appear before their committees.
- Wednesday (the sources do not give the date): Huang agreed to testify after several senior lawmakers threatened to subpoena him.
- Thursday, November 12: Mast told reporters that Huang had agreed to testify.
- By Thanksgiving, which falls later this month: Huang is due to testify, behind closed doors.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ne US Congress ke saamne bayan dene par razamandi di hai. Yeh bayan Thanksgiving tak hoga aur band darwazon ke peechay hoga, jis ki video recording aur transcript banane ki ummeed hai. Pakistan mein aam logon ke liye yeh khabar fori taur par bijli, petrol ya naukri ko nahin badalti. Lekin Nvidia ke chips aur AI ki duniya par export rules ka asar aage chal kar mehsoos ho sakta hai.
