WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump was reportedly briefed months ago about intelligence linking Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a woman U.S. officials suspected of working for Chinese intelligence, undercutting Trump’s recent claim that he knew nothing about the matter.
According to reporting cited by The New York Times and later confirmed by Reuters, Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed Trump during a May trip to China, including during an Air Force One refueling stop in Alaska. The briefing reportedly concerned Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman whom U.S. intelligence officials suspected of being an intelligence asset.
Trump nevertheless said Monday that he had not previously been told about the relationship and described Jensen Huang as “a very honorable man.”
The intelligence allegation remains unproven publicly. China has called the claim “groundless,” while Nvidia says it has no reason to believe company secrets or U.S. national security were compromised. The company’s independent directors have hired outside counsel to investigate.
Jensen Huang has acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife but has not publicly confirmed that Alice Huang was the person involved or that he knew of any alleged intelligence connection.
The controversy carries added weight because Nvidia sits at the center of U.S.-China competition over advanced artificial-intelligence chips. Alice Huang’s former company, Megaspeed, has separately faced scrutiny over whether restricted Nvidia chips reached Chinese customers.
If the reported May briefing is accurate, the central issue is no longer whether Trump was informed, but why he later publicly denied knowing about the intelligence concern.
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