1. United States
2. Ariz.
3. Letter

The news today that Nvidia is launching its own independent investigation into its CEO’s illicit affair with a Chinese national and foreign intelligence operative has been quickly greeted with a rush to dismissive judgment from leaders in technology and the White House——which should be cause for concern among anyone concerned with U.S. national security. The purpose of Nvidia’s investigation is to determine whether CEO Jensen Huang’s enthusiastic participation in China’s targeted foreign intelligence effort compromised the company or national security, but for Mr Trump and the legion of tech billionaires who rushed to prematurely defend Huang’s behavior, character, and continued dominance of Nvidia are uninterested in waiting for the results of the investigation. Facts are apparently irrelevant when they’ve already decided that he’s their guy. Congress must be less focused on which clique they belong to than these billionaires who are literally waiving our national security obligations for their buddy’s extramarital sex life. Foreign affairs and intelligence committees must follow up with Jensen Huang, under oath, about his conduct. Nvidia’s continued supplying of China’s chip technology through this relationship and through second-nation deals must be reviewed and remediated as appropriate. There is no exemption to our policies, regulations, or laws for obscene wealth.