MAGA turns on Lutnick amid China spy scandal
Summary
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces criticism from Republican lawmakers, administration officials, and MAGA commentators over the handling of concerns about possible Chinese access to U.S. technology. President Donald Trump has continued to defend Lutnick, while officials and lawmakers seek congressional testimony and scrutiny of the department’s decisions.Key Facts
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Treasury, the Defense Department, the U.S. Trade Representative, and the State Department supported placing Singapore-based Megaspeed on the Commerce Department’s Entity List for months.
- Placement on the Entity List would restrict U.S. technology exports to Megaspeed.
- The administration delayed action on Megaspeed despite reported support from Trump on three occasions.
- Sources said a CIA warning raised concerns that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was being targeted by espionage and that Megaspeed head Alice Huang was allegedly a Chinese spy.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly circulated a memo about the issue to relevant Cabinet officials in March and briefed Trump in May.
- The Commerce Department disputed claims about Lutnick’s handling of the matter, saying they were inaccurate and created a false impression.
- Trump publicly defended Lutnick on Thursday and has continued to support him.
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