President Donald Trump on Monday defended Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang against allegations that he had a relationship with a businesswoman who has been accused of spying for China, calling him a “high quality person” who is “suffering greatly.”
News that Nvidia’s board was conducting an internal probeover suggestions that Huang had become embroiled in an romance espionage scheme sometimes referred to as a “honeypot” broke over the weekend and has roiled Washington and Capitol Hill since, over national security concerns related to chips.
In a press briefing Monday, Trump said the news that Huang was suspected of an affair with the alleged Chinese asset caught him by surprise.
Asked when he heard about the investigations, Trump said, “Well, I've been hearing about it, and I've been reading a little bit about it over a period of time, but not too long ago.”
Trump said, without elaborating, that the “FBI is looking into it in terms of something else, and I think that he'll be in good shape."
The White House referred questions to the president's comments.
Trump said he spoke with Huang on Monday, and said he believes that Huang did not know the businesswoman was a spy.
Myah Ward contributed to this report.
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