January 1, Democrats Target Trump Commerce Secretary Over NVIDIA China Spy Scandal

Wyatt’s Take

• House Democrats are pushing investigations into a Trump Cabinet member instead of focusing on the real China threat.
• They want to tie up Howard Lutnick with hearings even though no one has charged him with any crime.
• Real Americans care more about stopping Beijing from stealing our technology than scoring political points.

Top House Democrats are pushing hard for an investigation into Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. They claim he ignored warnings about NVIDIA’s former CEO and an alleged Chinese spy.

The push comes right after Jensen Huang stepped down from NVIDIA amid the scandal. Democrats say Lutnick got a classified memo about the matter and did nothing.

“Howard Lutnick needs to be investigated over his role in Jensen Huang and the Chinese spy, we’re going to have an investigation into those allegations, that’s completely unacceptable,” Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., told Fox News Digital.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., also backs the probe and hinted he might drag Secretary of State Marco Rubio into it too. Khanna says he wants “transparency” about what officials knew.

“I think we need transparency,” Khanna told Fox News Digital. “I think we need to understand what they knew.”

“Rubio knew about the Chinese spy, and then got invited to the China trip,” Khanna continued. “We need to get to the bottom of this.”

Lutnick and Rubio have not been accused of any wrongdoing. No charges have been filed against either man.

Republicans in Congress have not said whether they will back the Democratic-led hearings. House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich., said NVIDIA must never put national security at risk for profit.

Moolenaar welcomed Huang’s resignation and called on the company to change its ways and put American security first.

Wyatt Matters

Working families in the heartland want leaders who put America first and keep our technology out of Chinese hands, not politicians playing gotcha games in Washington.