Lutnick fights for his job in Nvidia spy scandal fallout

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The commerce secretary is blamed by some in the White House for inaction over blocking chip sales to China, as political pressure mounts in Washington.

Washington | One of Donald Trump’s top cabinet members has been dragged into the Nvidia scandal, as furious US lawmakers demand Howard Lutnick explain how he allowed chips to be exported to a company linked to an alleged Chinese spy.

Outraged Republican legislators on Thursday (Friday AEDT) called for the US commerce secretary to testify before Congress, while top Democrats demanded that he preserve documents related to the case for investigations.

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