Blanche Says DOJ Has Not Confirmed If Ex-Nvidia CEO’s Affair Partner Was A Spy

Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times,

Attorney General Todd Blanche said neither the Department of Justice (DOJ) nor the FBI has confirmed whether a woman associated with ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was a Chinese spy.

Blanche made the remarks at a press conference on Nov. 12 after a reporter asked when the DOJ learned that Alice Huang – not a relative of the CEO – was a suspected asset of the Chinese Ministry of State Security.

“Well, your first question assumes something that I have never said and that I don’t know to be true,” Blanche said. “So you assume that DOJ learns that she is in fact a spy. I’m not – nobody said that. I certainly haven’t said that.”

National security concerns were raised after the tech billionaire allegedly had an affair with the alleged spy, who was a top executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center company that’s one of Nvidia’s biggest customers in Southeast Asia.

“Of course DOJ is investigating or looking at it,” Blanche said. “So there’s no conclusions reached by the Department of Justice, or by me, or by [FBI] Director [Kash] Patel, around who she is or is not.”

Chinese intelligence had allegedly recruited her to potentially influence Nvidia to make more advanced AI chips available to Chinese customers. Certain chips are restricted from being exported from the United States.

“The DOJ has a role in investigating if there are chips that shouldn’t be sold,” Blanche said.

“It could potentially be a violation of our export laws, and that could be civil, regulatory, it could also be criminal, depending on the case, and that investigation is ongoing.”

Huang apologized for being unfaithful to his wife and letting his co-workers down in a message to Nvidia employees obtained by The Epoch Times.

“I owe my family and all of you an apology,” Huang wrote. “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. Throughout my life, my family has given me love and support. I am deeply sorry.

“To my wife and family: I love you. I know an apology cannot undo what I have done. I hope our family will heal and that, over time, I can earn back your trust.”

Huang gave no indication he planned to step aside after news emerged of the first affair with the alleged spy, but the company announced he resigned as CEO on Thursday after The New York Times reported that five people who worked at Nvidia claimed he was engaged in a separate affair with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia’s vice president of healthcare.

His resignation was effective immediately, according to the company’s board of directors.

Executive vice president and chief financial officer of Nvidia, Colette Kress, will serve as interim chief executive officer in addition to her other duties until the company selects a permanent successor.

“Colette has helped lead Nvidia through a period of extraordinary growth and has a deep understanding of our business, customers, operations and financial position,” said Harvey Jones, chair of the Nvidia Board of Directors.

“She is supported by an experienced leadership team that has been instrumental in executing Nvidia’s strategy and advancing its technology roadmap.

“The board has full confidence in Colette and the leadership team, and we expect the company’s operations, customer commitments and product roadmap to continue without interruption.”

[ZH: Spy or not, she is clearly deeply involved in the acquisition of Nvidia chips for Chinese companies]

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