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White House discussing Howard Lutnick’s future as commerce secretary, sources say

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White House discussing Howard Lutnick’s future as commerce secretary, sources say

Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out amid a spy scandal surrounding Nvidia’s now-former CEO Jensen Huang, two people familiar with the situation said on Thursday.

A growing number of lawmakers criticised Lutnick for the administration’s refusal to add dozens of Chinese companies to a key US trade blacklist, and over whether the government was properly overseeing Nvidia’s exports to China.

Criticism ‌of Lutnick’s actions...