Trump says FBI investigating Nvidia CEO Huang’s alleged spy affair

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Today Donald Trump said that the FBI is investigating Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Trump told reporters he spoke with Huang by phone on Monday and asked whether Huang knew she was a spy; Huang said he had no idea, and Trump said he really believes him. "I know the FBI is looking into it in terms of something else, and I think that he’ll be in good shape," Trump said, adding he felt confident Huang would be fine after the probes. Nvidia has opened an independent investigation and said it had no reason to believe company secrets or national security were compromised; China rejected the spy allegations as groundless. [1] [2]

Sources

  1. BBC World: Donald Trump has said the FBI is investigating the affair between the boss of Nvidia and an alleged Chinese spy.

    BBC World · · Excerpt

  2. Silicon Valley and Trump rally behind Nvidia CEO after his affair with alleged Chinese spy

    The Guardian · · Full text

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