# Bessent questions Nvidia customer checks over alleged GPU diversion

_Published Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM EST · Policy, AI, Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent questioned whether Nvidia adequately checked customers suspected of acting as intermediaries for restricted GPU sales to China, Tom's Hardware reported, citing his CNBC interview. He called for accountability if company personnel knew of the practices, while saying it was unclear whether Jensen Huang knew.

Bessent favored enforcing existing export restrictions rather than adding restrictions or government powers. He also said Treasury, War, State and the U.S. Trade Representative had supported adding Megaspeed to the Entity List for months; authority to impose those restrictions rests with Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security.

## Sources

- [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/u-s-treasury-secretary-questions-whether-nvidia-knowingly-sold-ai-gpus-to-shell-companies-says-company-itself-is-responsible-i-think-it-is-important-that-anyone-at-the-company-there-be-held-accountable-for-that)

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Published: 2026-11-14T17:27:13.048Z
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