Republicans turn on Commerce Secretary Lutnick over Megaspeed chip inaction as Trump stands by him
More than half a dozen Republicans, including Sen. John Kennedy and Rep. Bill Huizenga, are demanding answers and possibly congressional testimony from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over why his department never put Singapore-based Megaspeed on the entity list despite warnings that the Nvidia chip buyer posed a national security risk, Politico reports. "Secretary Lutnick needs to answer that in front of God and country," Kennedy said, predicting a congressional investigation, while House China committee chair John Moolenaar wants a briefing on Chinese influence at Nvidia. The White House told Axios on Thursday that President Trump "maintains complete confidence" in Lutnick.
Source: Politico