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Trump sticks by Commerce Secretary Lutnick despite Nvidia inaction
The White House is standing by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick despite a view within the administration that Lutnick delayed action to address concerns over chip smuggling to China.
John Kennedy (R-La.) told Politico. - "Secretary Lutnick needs to answer that in front of God and country," Kennedy added. "I mean, there will be a congressional investigation. But I don't think he ought to wait on Congress."
The Commerce Department has not confirmed for the record whether or not Lutnick has seen the memo. Yes, but: "It's impossible that Howard Lutnick didn't know about this memo," one senior administration official told Axios. - "Of course Commerce got the memo. Commerce deals with chips," a second official said.
At the same time, Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO following reports of a second affair with a direct report. And I do not take that lightly ... I would be happy to support a subpoena," Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer (N.D.) said on CNBC.
