# Nvidia Chip Leak Sparks Feud in Trump White House

- Link: https://the-timenews.com/nvidia-chip-leak-white-house-feud/
- Published: 2026-11-13T17:31:09+00:00
- Author: The Time News

A bitter fight inside Donald Trump’s cabinet has spilled into view after Treasury
Secretary Scott Bessent pointed the finger directly at Commerce Secretary Howard
Lutnick over an alleged Nvidia chip leak to China.

The clash exposes growing friction at the highest levels of the administration over
how sensitive US chip technology may have crossed borders despite strict trade controls.
At the center of the dispute is what Trump and his senior aides knew about potential
security breaches, and whether officials dragged their feet when alarms first sounded.

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## Why Scott Bessent targeted Howard Lutnick

Bessent has openly accused Lutnick of failing to move fast enough as warnings mounted
that restricted hardware was reaching Chinese entities. The Commerce Department 
oversees the enforcement of trade blacklists and export restrictions, placing Lutnick
at the front line of stopping illicit semiconductor transfers.

Yet officials within the administration argue that Commerce moved far too slowly
to plug vulnerabilities. The public finger-pointing reveals an escalating power 
struggle between Treasury and Commerce over who steers economic security.

## A resignation tied to suspected espionage

The cabinet fallout follows a sudden executive shake-up at the world’s most valuable
chipmaker. Nvidia’s chief executive resigned after allegations surfaced involving
personal affairs, including a relationship with a woman suspected of being an operative
for China.

That departure sent shockwaves through Washington and Silicon Valley. Jensen Huang
had been a central figure in White House technology gatherings, including an East
Room luncheon hosted by Trump alongside Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, SpacexAI’s Elon 
Musk, AMD’s Lisa Su, and House Speaker Mike Johnson. Investigators now want to establish
whether personal ties exposed company secrets.

## Fallout from the Nvidia chip leak across Washington

The controversy surrounding the Nvidia chip leak reaches far beyond corporate misconduct.
If Chinese networks managed to obtain unauthorized access to American hardware, 
Washington’s entire strategy to maintain an edge in artificial intelligence faces
serious scrutiny.

Trump’s inner circle now faces intense questions regarding the administration’s 
timeline. Lawmakers want to know whether intelligence warnings were shared between
departments or held back due to turf wars among top cabinet officials.

## What to watch next

Congressional oversight panels are preparing formal inquiries to obtain internal
memos and communications between the Commerce Department and the Treasury. Lawmakers
are expected to schedule hearings to determine who knew about the security risks
and when Lutnick first received briefings on the matter.

_Source: [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct8gby)_

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