US Justice Department has not concluded Alice Huang was Chinese spy, Blanche says

Jerusalem Post/World NewsBlanche said at a press conference that "of course" the FBI was investigating reports that Alice Huang was working for the Chinese government.Follow us on GoogleUS Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference to announce an international law enforcement operation targeting opioid and fentanyl traffickers on the dark web at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)NOVEMBER 13, 2026 02:55US Attorney General Todd Blanche said on 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.Blanche said at a press conference that "of course" the FBI was investigating reports that Alice Huang was working for the Chinese government.US President Donald Trump, asked in an interview released later on Thursday whether Huang should have resigned, reiterated that it was not yet 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 spoke to Jensen Huang on Wednesday.Trump called Jensen Huang on Tuesday and urged him to fight for his job, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two people briefed on the conversation.A screengrab from CTI video footage obtained November 9, 2026 shows a woman identified by Reuters as Alice Huang after comparison with a photograph obtained separately, attending a dinner with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (in black) at a restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan May 22, 2025. (credit: CTI via REUTERS TV)Report linked Huang to Alice HuangJensen Huang stepped down on 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 US intelligence officials believed Alice Huang was acting on behalf of Chinese intelligence. Beijing has denied 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 on 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.Follow us on Google