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Scott Bessent says Treasury wanted to blacklist Megaspeed ‘for months,’ blaming Howard Lutnick as Nvidia fallout widens: ‘Commerce has the pen’

Headline via Fortune · first report 13 Nov, 18:57 IST, latest 14 Nov, 11:13 IST

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13 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Times of India at 13 Nov, 18:57 IST; the latest is from Hindustan Times at 14 Nov, 11:13 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by13 news organisations
First report13 Nov, 18:57 IST
Latest report14 Nov, 11:13 IST
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The salvo from US Treasury secretary threatens to further stoke tensions within Trump administration over Nvidia scandal
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Friday interview that while his department and others agreed on placing Megaspeed on a special list of companies that pose national security concerns, the Commerce Department "has the pen."Why it matters: Bessent…
Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO days after admitting to an affair following scrutiny of his relationship with a woman reportedly deemed a Chinese spy.
Scott Bessent told CNBC that several government agencies "were in favour of putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months".
Scott Bessent said several US agencies backed placing Nvidia customer Megaspeed on the export blacklist, but the Commerce Department has not acted.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he was frustrated with the Commerce Department’s delay implementing controls over the export of certain Nvidia chips to China

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