# Top Democrats Launch Congressional Probe Into Trump-Nvidia ‘Scheme’

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/top-democrats-launch-congressional-probe-into-trump-nvidia-scheme/
- Published: 2026-11-13T09:45:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: President Donald J. Trump presented the National Medal of Science to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during the “New Golden Age” summit at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., on October 8, 2026 (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok). Attribution: “P20261008DT-1235” by The White House via Flickr. United States Government Work. Article by Jake Johnson. Common Dreams – November 12, 2026. A pair of leading congressional Democrats on Thursday launched an investigation into what they described as an illegal “scheme” by the Trump administration and the AI semiconductor giant Nvidia, whose chief executive resigned following revelations that he had extramarital affairs with a subordinate and a woman suspected by US intelligence agencies of being a Chinese spy. In a letter to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) accused President Donald Trump and members of his administration of an “ostensible attempt to mask an unconstitutional export tax as a national security tariff action—benefiting both Nvidia and the Chinese government.” […] Click here to view the original article at www.commondreams.org Related articles: Nvidia’s New CEO Gets to Clean Up Jensen Huang’s Mess – Gizmodo Lutnick Could Be Both The Fall Guy In Nvidia Spy Scandal And An Easy Target In Probes – HuffPost Democrats launch Nvidia investigation, write scathing letter on Huang’s ‘scheme’ with Trump – TechCrunch Curated by Theresa Wysocki Director of Art & Design See Full Bio