Huang resigned as Nvidia's chief executive after reports surfaced of multiple extramarital affairs, including one with a woman alleged to be a Chinese intelligence operative, according to the BBC. The chair of the Senate Commerce Committee has summoned him and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify, according to DW, pulling the scandal into Congress's fight over Nvidia's chip sales to China.
China's access to advanced Nvidia chips is now in doubt as export curbs gain traction in Congress, reports The Japan Times. Lawmakers are also pushing for new probes into Nvidia, according to Roll Call.
The fallout has reached the White House: Trump called Huang before his resignation and urged him to fight for his job rather than resign, the New York Times reported, as cited by The Hill. Trump made the same push even as a second affair, with a company staffer, came to light, according to the Daily Mail.
Lutnick himself is now under scrutiny, reports The National, as Congress steps up scrutiny of both the administration and Nvidia following Huang's exit, according to The Japan Times.
Huang is expected to testify, according to The Guardian; a hearing date, and whether Lutnick appears alongside him, remains unconfirmed.