Ex-Nvidia CEO should testify before Congress, Rep. John Moolenaar says

Grant Schwab and Melissa Nann Burke, The Detroit News on Nov 12, 2026

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WASHINGTON — A Michigan lawmaker who chairs a U.S. House select committee on U.S. competition with China is calling on former Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang to testify before Congress.

“We are in discussions, and we want this to happen, hopefully voluntarily. But it's important, whether it's voluntarily or subpoena, that this take place because it's important to get to the bottom of this,” U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., told The Detroit News on Thursday, hours after Huang resigned from his position leading the computer chip behemoth he founded in 1993.

Huang admitted over the weekend to an extramarital affair with a woman considered to be a Chinese spy, according to U.S. intelligence. Multiple news reports have also indicated that Huang engaged in additional affairs with Nvidia executives.

“The dynamic has changed because he has resigned,” Moolenaar added. “However, in my judgment, it's important that we do this as quickly as possible because we need to know what information was gained by Chinese intelligence: What influence they had in this key leader, and then also what effect it had on chip supply, either diverted to China through smuggling or through remote access.”

“But we need to have an understanding of the entire picture.”

Moolenaar said he is also seeking testimony from Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Kessler, undersecretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security at Commerce.

The chairman’s comments came amid speculation that congressional leaders could disband Moolenaar’s committee when new members are sworn in early next year.

The formal title of the committee is the United States House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

Two notable Democrats on the committee, ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois and Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan, lost U.S. Senate primaries and will not return to Congress next year.

The United Auto Workers union, which has called for a ban on Chinese vehicles being sold in the United States, has advocated for the committee to remain active.

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