Democrats probe Nvidia's China chip sales deal with Trump
nvidia faces congressional inquiry over china chip sales tied to trump deal. democrats question arrangement's legality.
democrats on the house ways and means committee and senate finance committee opened an inquiry into nvidia's china chip sales, questioning the arrangement with the trump administration. the deal, made public in august 2025, required nvidia and amd to share 15% of their revenue from chip sales to china with the us government. the democrats' letter to commerce secretary howard lutnick alleges an unconstitutional export tax system and raises concerns about export licenses issued to companies like megaspeed, linked to an alleged chinese spy. nvidia's former ceo jensen huang, who resigned after confessing to an extramarital affair with the alleged spy, agreed to testify before congressional committees. the inquiry also explores nvidia's donations to trump's projects and potential ties to the export deal.