Trump backs commerce secretary Lutnick amid Nvidia 'spy' scandal

US President Donald Trump is standing by his commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, a White House official said, following Jensen Huang’s resignation as Nvidia’s president, CEO and board member after confessing to an extramarital affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy.Lutnick allegedly spent the past year working to “undo” efforts by other Trump administration officials to hold Megaspeed, an Nvidia customer, accountable.

The Singapore-based company is accused of illegally diverting US-made chips to China.Also Read | Jensen Huang scandal: Why top Trump official Howard Lutnick 'protected' firm where Chinese spy Alice Huang workedAlice Huang, the alleged Chinese spy, was an executive at Megaspeed at the time of her extramarital affair with Jensen Huang.Speaking to CNN, an unnamed White House official described Lutnick as America's "most transformative" commerce secretary in recent history.“President Trump maintains complete confidence in the secretary and his ability to carry out the position as the most transformative commerce secretary in modern history,” the official…