Top Democrats on the House and Senate trade committees have asked the Commerce Department to preserve records related to President Trump's decision late last year to permit Nvidia to sell its H200 chips to China. The investigation was announced Thursday by Sen. Ron Wyden, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, alongside a House counterpart. The move signals growing scrutiny over the circumstances surrounding the chip export approval.


The top Democrats on the House and Senate's trade committees are requesting the Commerce Department preserve its records on President Trump's decision late last year to allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips to China. The investigation was announced Thursday by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee; and Rep. Richard...