U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday that the Justice Department has not yet reached a conclusion on whether Alice Huang—the Chinese businesswoman who had an affair with former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—was a Chinese spy.
At a press conference, Blanche said the FBI was “of course” investigating reports that Alice Huang was working for the Chinese government.
Asked in an interview released later Thursday whether Huang should have resigned, U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that it had not yet been determined whether Alice Huang was a spy.
“The big thing is, was the woman a spy? And I don’t know if that’s been determined yet. But if the woman was a spy, yes. If the woman was not a spy, perhaps it would be different,” Trump told the “Straight Shooter” podcast, adding that he had spoken with Jensen Huang on Wednesday.
Trump called Jensen Huang on Tuesday and urged him to fight for his job, the New York Times reported Thursday, citing two people briefed on the conversation.
Jensen Huang stepped down Thursday in a departure that unfolded over more than a year, beginning with an October 2025 NYT report linking him to Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, an official Nvidia cloud partner—a coveted status that gave it priority access to Nvidia chips.
Subsequent reports said U.S. intelligence officials believed Alice Huang was acting on behalf of Chinese intelligence. Beijing has denied that Alice Huang is a spy. Alice Huang could not be reached for comment.
Alice Huang left Singapore in February and was barred from re-entering after an investigation into possible offenses, the country’s Home Affairs Ministry said Thursday. The ministry said the investigation did not concern espionage.
On November 8, Jensen Huang admitted he was unfaithful to his wife without providing details about the relationship.
